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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    California Baptist has 17 pts more first-gen students than Columbia College Chicago (42% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    California Baptist has 1.5× as many undergrads as Columbia College Chicago

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Columbia College Chicago has 4 pts more Pell recipients than California Baptist (46% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Columbia College Chicago5.4K
California Baptist8.2K
Pell Grant share
Columbia College Chicago46%
California Baptist42%
First-gen share
Columbia College Chicago25%
California Baptist42%
Diversity index
Columbia College Chicago0.72
California Baptist0.70

Who they are

Men
Columbia College Chicago40%
California Baptist38%
Part-time students
Columbia College Chicago4%
California Baptist9%
Students 25 and older
Columbia College Chicago6%
California Baptist18%

Race & ethnicity

Columbia College Chicago
California Baptist
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Columbia College Chicago54%
California Baptist89%
First-years from other states
Columbia College Chicago44%
California Baptist9%
First-years from abroad
Columbia College Chicago2%
California Baptist2%
New transfer students this fall
Columbia College Chicago416
California Baptist966
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Columbia College Chicago30%
California Baptist37%

Campus

Columbia College Chicago
Large cityStudy abroadUndergrad research
California Baptist
Large cityNCAA D-I · Western Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

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All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About 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