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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Park has 23 pts more first-gen students than Columbia College Chicago (48% vs. 25%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    Columbia College Chicago has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Park (46% vs. 41%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Columbia College Chicago is a bit larger (5,368 vs. 4,555)

    Undergrads

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
Park4.6K
Columbia College Chicago5.4K
Pell Grant share
Park41%
Columbia College Chicago46%
First-gen share
Park48%
Columbia College Chicago25%
Diversity index
Park0.74
Columbia College Chicago0.72

Who they are

Men
Park56%
Columbia College Chicago40%
Part-time students
Park45%
Columbia College Chicago4%
Students 25 and older
Park61%
Columbia College Chicago6%

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Park31%
Columbia College Chicago54%
First-years from other states
Park59%
Columbia College Chicago44%
First-years from abroad
Park10%
Columbia College Chicago2%
New transfer students this fall
Park497
Columbia College Chicago416
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Park55%
Columbia College Chicago30%

Campus

Park
Large suburbNAIA · Heart of America Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad
Columbia College Chicago
Large cityStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

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