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U. Mount Saint Vincent
Columbia College Chicago

Key differences on Cost & aid

  1. 1

    U. Mount Saint Vincent's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 42% at Columbia College Chicago

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Columbia College Chicago costs about $962 less per year on average than U. Mount Saint Vincent ($31,609 vs. $32,571, all students)

    Average cost, all students

Cost & aid

Cost & aid

Average cost, aid generosity, net price by family income, sticker prices, and grants.

What students pay

Average cost, all students
U. Mount Saint Vincent$32.6K
Columbia College Chicago$31.6K
Aid generosity
U. Mount Saint Vincent47%
Columbia College Chicago42%
Net price, with grants
U. Mount Saint Vincent$22.8K
Columbia College Chicago$29.5K

Grants

First-years receiving grants
U. Mount Saint Vincent93%
Columbia College Chicago100%
Average grant
U. Mount Saint Vincent$31.4K
Columbia College Chicago$22.8K
Aid from the college
U. Mount Saint Vincent79%
Columbia College Chicago100%

Sticker prices

On one scale, so the bars read against each other.

Sticker price, in-state
U. Mount Saint Vincent$61.6K
Columbia College Chicago$54.3K
Sticker price, out-of-state
U. Mount Saint Vincent$61.6K
Columbia College Chicago$54.3K
Tuition & fees, in-state
U. Mount Saint Vincent$42.7K
Columbia College Chicago$32.5K
Tuition & fees, out-of-state
U. Mount Saint Vincent$42.7K
Columbia College Chicago$32.5K
First-years paying out-of-state rates
U. Mount Saint VincentNot reported
Columbia College ChicagoNot reported
What families at each income pay

Up to $110K: the average net price per year for students receiving federal aid, 2023–24; families who didn't file the FAFSA aren't included. Above it the published data end. For your own number, use the college's net price calculator .

Family income per year $150K

  • U. Mount Saint VincentPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $19K

  • Columbia College ChicagoPublished data end at $110K

    Merit possible (proxy); averaging $14K

Published (federal figure, up to $110K) EstimateBars share one scale: the largest full price.

Where need-based aid ends, merit, and published promises

MetricU. Mount Saint VincentColumbia College Chicago
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KPublished data end at $110K
Merit for students without need 14% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $19K (proxy)22% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $14K (proxy)
Published promise ––

A college's own promise is stated for a typical family and changes yearly; where a promise and our estimate disagree, the promise wins. Merit has no income limit, so it can lower the price above the point where need-based aid ends.

Tuition guarantee & Promise program

MetricU. Mount Saint VincentColumbia College Chicago
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program NoNo

All cost numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, 2023–24;College Scorecard, most recent release;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why