Columbia College Chicago Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

Columbia College Chicago's Regular Decision acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 75.2%, with 6,353 of 8,452 applicants being admitted. This represents a significant drop from the previous year’s acceptance rate of 91.3% in 2023, where 7,175 out of 7,853 applicants were accepted. An ongoing trend indicates declining acceptance rates over the last several years: rates were 94.7% in 2022, 95.6% in 2021, and 89.5% in 2020. This shift suggests increasing selectivity and a more competitive environment for applicants to Columbia College Chicago.