Columbia University

New York, NY

Columbia University

New York, NY

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Tuition & Fees

$71,395

not including housing and food

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undergraduateRatios

51%

male

49%

female

6

students

1

faculty

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Extremely Selective

3%

acceptance rate

Accepted 2,404
Declined 58,475
Total Received 60,879
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Private

8,902

undergraduate students

25,880

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Founded in 1754, Columbia University is a private four-year research university known for its academic programs in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. It is located on a 36-acre campus in New York City.

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Application link Apply online
Public/private Private
Campus enrollment 34,782
Established in 1754
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

Social Networks

36‐acre campus in New York City (population: 8,622,698). School operates transportation to Lamont‐Doherty Campus and Medical Center Campus.

  • Campus Setting: Major city

Columbia University
2960 Broadway
New York, NY
10027

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
92%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
100%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
no
Students may not have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

  • Orgo Night: aka when the Columbia University Marching Band busts into the Butler Library reading room before the big Organic Chemistry exam to play as loudly as they can to, erm, inspire studying students.
  • Columbia University houses the most filmed lecture hall in America: Havemeyer 309 is featured in movies like Spiderman, Kinsey, Ghostbusters, and Mona Lisa Smile.
  • The modern concept of trivia was created in the 1960s by two Columbia University students, who hosted the first intercollegiate quiz bowls, which they called "trivia contests."
  • Columbia University's Baker Field was the site of the nation's first televised sports event, a baseball game between Columbia and Princeton, broadcast by NBC in 1939, and is also Manhattan's only football stadium.
  • Until 1985, Columbia University owned the land that Rockefeller Center, a famous New York City landmark, was built on.
  • The iconic lion logo for Goldwyn Pictures, which later became MGM Studios, was inspired by Columbia University's Lion mascot.
  • South Field, a grassy area in the heart of Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus, was once an athletic field where Lou Gehrig played baseball for Columbia.
  • Columbia University alumni founded several major publishing houses, including Harcourt Brace, Random House, Alfred A. Knopf, and Simon & Schuster.
  • Actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Matthew Fox attended Columbia University, but neither studied theater. Gyllenhaal majored in Eastern Religion and Philosophy, and Fox majored in Economics.
  • Columbia University's renowned Journalism School was started in 1912 at the bequest of newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer.

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
780
25th
730
75th
800
25th
760
75th
36
25th
35
75th
35
25th
32
75th
35
25th
34

Admissions Facts

Application fee $85
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Recommended
Common application accepted Yes
Application deadline (final deadline) January 1
School has early decision program Yes
Early decision program application deadline November 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Extremely Selective

3%

acceptance rate

Accepted 2,404
Declined 58,475
Total Received 60,879

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
Secondary School Rank
Secondary School Record
Completion of college-preparatory program
Recommendations

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Career
  • Minority student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

Not reported

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

Not Reported

Additional services

  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Reader services
  • Special housing
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

57%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$49,638

Average financial aid

Cost

Tuition $69,045
Housing $10,440
Food $6,360
Additional fees $2,350
Books & supplies $1,392
Total $89,587
Average Financial Aid - $49,638
Total with Avg. Aid $39,949

Scholarships & Grants

Need-based

Federal $7,370,693
State $1,560,426
Institutional $173,145,940
Other external $3,049,633
Total $185,126,692

Non-need-based

Federal $177,350
State $52,563
Institutional
Other external $750,296
Total $980,209

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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 212 854-3711
ugrad-finaid@columbia.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Archery yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Fencing yes yes
Field hockey yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Lacrosse yes
Other sports yes
Rowing yes yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Squash yes yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes
Wrestling yes

Club Sports - Men's

ice hockey, judo, lacrosse, rugby, ultimate Frisbee, water polo

Club Sports - Women's

ice hockey, judo, rugby, ultimate Frisbee, water polo

Intramural/Recreational Sports

archery, badminton, basketball, equestrian sports, football, racquetball, rock climbing, sailing, skiing, soccer, squash, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, volleyball

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
Ivy Group (Football I-AA), Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (Division I)

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Actuarial Science yes
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching yes
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General yes yes
Anatomy yes yes
Ancient Studies/Civilization yes
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Applied Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes yes
Astronomy yes yes yes
Astrophysics yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist yes
Behavioral Sciences yes
Biochemistry yes yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Bioethics/Medical Ethics yes
Bioinformatics yes yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes yes
Biomedical Sciences, General yes
Biophysics yes
Biostatistics yes yes
Biotechnology yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes
Business Analytics yes
Business Statistics yes yes
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other yes yes
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology yes yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Cinematography and Film/Video Production yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
Climate Science yes yes
Clinical Psychology yes
Cognitive Science, General yes
Comparative Literature yes
Computer Engineering, General yes yes
Computer Science yes yes yes
Computer Software and Media Applications, Other yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes
Conservation Biology yes
Construction Management, General yes
Counseling Psychology yes
Creative Writing yes yes
Dance, General yes
Data Science, General yes yes
Dental Clinical Sciences, General yes
Developmental and Child Psychology yes
Digital Arts yes
Dispute Resolution yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes yes yes
Ecology yes yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes yes yes
Economics, General yes yes
Education, General yes
Education, Other yes yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes
Educational Psychology yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Engineering Mechanics yes
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics yes yes yes
Engineering, Other yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
Environmental Health yes yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes yes yes
Epidemiology yes yes
Evolutionary Biology yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies yes
Finance, General yes
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General yes
French Language and Literature yes yes yes
General Studies yes
Genetic Counseling/Counselor yes
Genetics, General yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering yes
German Language and Literature yes yes yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General yes yes
History, General yes yes yes
History, Other yes
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General yes
Humanities/Humanistic Studies yes yes
Industrial Engineering yes yes yes
Industrial and Organizational Psychology yes
Information Science/Studies yes
Information Technology yes
Information Technology Project Management yes
Insurance yes
International Relations and Affairs yes
Islamic Studies yes
Italian Language and Literature yes yes yes
Jewish/Judaic Studies yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes
Library and Information Science yes
Linguistics yes yes yes
Management Science yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other yes yes
Materials Science yes yes yes
Mathematical Statistics and Probability yes
Mathematics Teacher Education yes
Mathematics and Computer Science yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical/Health Humanities yes
Microbiology, General yes yes
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes yes yes
Mining and Mineral Engineering yes
Music Theory and Composition yes
Music, General yes yes yes
Neuroscience yes yes yes
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management yes
Nursing Science yes
Nutrition Sciences yes yes yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist yes
Operations Research yes yes yes
Organizational Leadership yes
Orthodontics/Orthodontology yes
Pharmacology yes yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other yes
Physical Sciences, Other yes yes yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Physics, Other yes
Physiology, General yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Portuguese Language and Literature yes
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology yes
Psychology, Other yes
Public Administration yes
Public Health, General yes yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes yes yes
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods yes
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other yes yes yes
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes
Russian Language and Literature yes
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education yes
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other yes
Social Psychology yes
Social Sciences, General yes yes
Social Sciences, Other yes yes
Social Work yes yes
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management yes
Statistics, General yes yes yes
Sustainability Studies yes yes yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor yes
Urban Studies/Affairs yes
Visual and Performing Arts, Other yes yes

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Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Self-designed majors

Pre-professional Programs

  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

34,782

total students

20%

in-state

80%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

26%

8,902
students

Female
49%
4,372

Male
51%
4,530

74%

25,880
students

Female
55%
14,260

Male
45%
11,620

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

93%

8,263
students

Female
49%
4,045

Male
51%
4,218

7%

639
students

Female
51%
327

Male
49%
312

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Student Break-down

18%
Nonresident aliens
7%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
18%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
15%
Hispanic/Latino
31%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
6%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements
High school transcript Required of All
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of All
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Required of All
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of All

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: March 1

Transfer Credits

Maximum transferred

64

semester hours

Minimum transfers must complete

60

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 111
Countries most often represented Canada
China
India
South Korea
Turkey
The United Kingdom
Special services offered for international applicants International student center
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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