学校概况：
芝加哥哥伦比亚学院是美国一所私立大学，也是美国最大、最具特色的私立艺术与媒体学院，位于美国芝加哥。据《福布斯》（2010年）报道，哥伦比亚学院（芝加哥）是美国顶尖大学之一。学校下设三个学院，分别是：媒体艺术学院、艺术和表演艺术学院、自由艺术和科学艺术学院，开设120多门课程。学院约有12000多名学生。芝加哥哥伦比亚学院作为顶尖的电影学校在美国一直都备受瞩目。最受欢迎的艺术专业包括：影视与音像、美术与娱乐管理、设计、新闻学以及摄影专业。小班授课的教学方式使得学生可以和资深教授有更多机会互动和交流。学院的学生都沉浸在一个创造性的学习环境，完善他们的艺术作品，参与实践活动，在学校严谨的学术课程中提高丰富的知识、分析和创造性的能力，让他们在所选择的领域取得成功。
哥伦比亚学院（芝加哥）的校园宿舍位于芝加哥治安最好的地带且交通方便，学校的地理位置优势为学生带来了更多宝贵的实习和兼职经验。哥伦比亚学院（芝加哥）的师资力量雄厚，教授都是各自领域具有声望的专家。如：写作专业的教授们是畅销书作家、杰出媒体专栏作家及写作创作奖项得主；视觉艺术类专业的教授是艺术基金授于者或受聘于世界各地的艺术展馆。
申请基本要求：
1. Academic Transcripts All applicants are required to submit their official high school transcripts to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
2. Letter(s) of Recommendation At least one letter of recommendation is required to complete your application. A letter of recommendation should be completed by your instructor, counselor, advisor, or other individual who can speak to your ability to succeed at college-level work in a rigorous arts and media curriculum.
3. Portfolio Submitting a portfolio is not required for admission to Columbia College Chicago. However, we welcome and encourage the submission of a portfolio of creative work (original film, video or audio clips, creative writing samples, video of musical, theater or dance performance, news clips or reel, online media or interactive work, etc.), from all of our applicants. Applicants may submit a portfolio if they believe that it would help the Admissions Review Committee gain a fuller understanding of their ability to succeed within Columbia’s rigorous creative learning environment. Portfolio submissions will only be received or reviewed after an applicant has submitted their Admission Application. Applicants will receive instructions, via email, on how to submit their portfolio materials. All creative work samples must be submitted online via Slideroom. Do not send original artwork, DVDs, CD-ROMs, etc.
4. ACT/SAT Scores If you have taken the ACT or SAT, and your scores are not on your high school transcript, please arrange to have your test results forwarded separately to the Admissions Office. Although the ACT or SAT is not required for admission to Columbia College Chicago, these tests are valuable tools for advising new students. All students are strongly encouraged to complete one of them while they are in high school. In many cases ACT scores may be used as an alternative to the College’s placement tests.
5. Official TOEFL Score A minimum TOEFL score of 100ibt, 250cbt, or 600pbt is required (we apologize for any inconvenience, but we do not accept IELTS scores). This requirement may be waived for an applicant who has earned their bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the United States, or whose primary language is English.
6. Statement of Purpose（Essay） Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
基本学费：
Undergraduate Tuition 本科学费
FULL-TIME STUDENTS, PER SEMESTER
Enrolled 12-16 credit hours $11,442.00
Annual Tuition $22,884.00
Each additional credit hour over 16 hours $579.00
Graduate Tuition 研究生学费
PROGRAM COST PER CREDIT HOUR
Arts, Entertainment & Media Management (MAM), Film & Video (MFA), Film & Video – Creative Producing (MFA) $1,077.00
Interdisciplinary Arts (MA), Interdisciplinary Arts & Media (MFA), Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts (MFA), Journalism (MA), Photography (MFA), Music Composition for the Screen (MFA) $1,000.00
Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling (MA), Art Education (MAT), Elementary Education (MAT), Creative Writing – Fiction (MFA), Creative Writing – Poetry (MFA), Creative Writing – Nonfiction (MFA) $953.00
点评：
芝加哥哥伦比亚学院跟纽约的哥伦比亚大学虽然在名字上相同，但却是两所不同的学校。芝加哥哥伦比亚学院地处美国中部大型城市芝加哥，是全美国最大的媒体类艺术学院，学科覆盖媒体类的绝大多数专业，其中较出名的专业包括创意写作，影视制作，表演类专业以及多媒介，跨学科的媒体艺术等特色专业。芝加哥哥伦比亚学院在中国的知名度还不高，主要是因为所开设的专业以媒体类为主，不过近些年随着中国媒体艺术类专业学生的增多，该学校也成为备受瞩目的美国艺术类院校之一。
