College Wide Scholarship Funds

At Columbia, where about one-third of our students report annual family incomes of less than $36,000, we work very hard to remain affordable for students at all income levels. While we have maintained our moderate-cost pricing strategy, we have also sought to increase the amount of institutional financial assistance. By 2009, Columbia will award 700 new need-based scholarships to low-income students.


Areas of Greatest Need

Scholarship Columbia is a matching challenge created to increase scholarship dollars and invigorate the spirit of giving and giving back within the Columbia College Chicago community.
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The Alumni Scholarship was established to recognize student achievement and to assist undergraduate students with paying for their educations.
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The President's Club Scholarship was established in 2005 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Columbia's President's Club and help current students complete their degrees.
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The Open Doors Scholarship program, initiated in 2004 to provide support to Chicago Public School graduates, bridges the gap between state and federal financial aid programs and the cost of tuition and fees.
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In addition to the opportunities listed above, we have also established departmental and named scholarship funds.