Columbia University in the City of New York
West 116 St and Broadway, New York, NY 10027
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| Institution Type Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above |
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Degrees Offered
Bachelor's Master's Doctor's First Professional |
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National Athletic Affiliation
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) |
| Application Fee $85.00 |
Academic Year Prices - 2020
(full-time, first-time undergraduate students)
| Tuition Fees | 2020-2021 |
|---|---|
| In District | $66,139.00 |
| In State | $66,139.00 |
| Out of State | $66,139.00 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,366.00 |
| On Campus | |
| Room and Board | $16,286.00 |
| Other Expenses | $2,306.00 |
| Off Campus | |
| Room and Board | $16,212.00 |
| Other Expenses | $3,448.00 |
| Off Campus With Family |
Admissions
| Admissions - 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Fall 2019 | Total | |
| Number of applicants | 59,472 | |
| Percent admitted | 3.95% | |
| Percent admitted enrolled | ||
| Full Time | 62% | |
| Part Time | 2% | |
| Scores Submitted | Number | Percent |
| SAT | 672 | 44% |
| ACT | 356 | 23% |
| Test Scores | ||
| SAT |
25th PCTL |
75th PCTL |
| Verbal | 730 | 780 |
| Math | 760 | 800 |
| ACT |
25th PCTL |
75th PCTL |
| Composite | 34 | 35 |
| English | 35 | 36 |
| Math | 32 | 35 |
| Admission Considerations | ||
| Req. | Suggested | |
| Secondary school GPA | X | |
| Secondary school rank | X | |
| Secondary school record | X | |
| Completion of college-prepatory program | X | |
| Recommendations | X | |
Enrollment
| Enrollment - 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Enrollment | ||
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 8,902 | |
| Graduate Enrollment | 25,880 | |
| Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender | ||
| Men | 50.9% | |
| Women | 49.1% | |
| Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity | ||
| White non-hispanic | 31.6% | |
| Black non-hispanic | 7.4% | |
| Hispanic | 15.4% | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 18.4% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 0.3% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 1.5% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 18.7% | |
| Percent of undergraduate enrollment by attendance status | ||
| Full time | 92.8% | |
| Part time | 7.2% | |
Graduation Rates
| Graduation Rates - 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree completion | ||
| Graduation Rate Within 4 Years | 88% | |
| Graduation Rate Within 5 Years | 92.9% | |
| Graduation Rate Within 6 Years | 94.9% | |
| Graduation rates within 6 years by gender | ||
| Women | 95.9% | |
| Men | 93.9% | |
| Graduation rates within 6 years by race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 94.9% | |
| Black african-american | 93.9% | |
| Hispanic | 92.3% | |
| Asian | 97.6% | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 85.7% | |
| Race-ethnicity unknown | 95.8% | |
| Non-resident alien | 94.6% | |
Degrees Conferred
| Program | Assoc. | Bachelor | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 386 | ||
| Architectural History and Criticism, General | 9 | ||
| Architecture | 14 | ||
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | |||
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 41 | ||
| Real Estate Development | 289 | ||
| zTotal | 14 | 725 | |
| African Studies | |||
| African-American/Black Studies | 11 | 3 | |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 12 | 6 | |
| East Asian Studies | 19 | 10 | |
| Ethnic Studies | 10 | ||
| Latin American Studies | 2 | 3 | |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | |||
| Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) | |||
| Russian Studies | |||
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 1 | ||
| South Asian Studies | 4 | ||
| Western European Studies | 21 | ||
| zTotal | 54 | 48 | |
| Anatomy | |||
| Biochemistry | 14 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 7 | ||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 60 | 20 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 10 | ||
| Biophysics | 4 | ||
| Biostatistics | 119 | ||
| Biotechnology | 22 | ||
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 11 | ||
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other | |||
| Conservation Biology | 12 | ||
| Ecology | 4 | ||
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | |||
| Epidemiology | 140 | ||
| Evolutionary Biology | 9 | ||
| Genetics, General | 6 | ||
| Microbiology, General | |||
| Neuroscience | 79 | 19 | |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | 3 | ||
| Pharmacology | 4 | ||
| Physiology, General | 2 | ||
| zTotal | 166 | 379 | |
| Actuarial Science | 40 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 2 | ||
| Business Statistics | 46 | ||
| Construction Management | 27 | ||
| Finance, General | 17 | ||
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | 36 | ||
| Insurance | 19 | ||
| Management Science | |||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 1447 | ||
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 61 | ||
| Organizational Leadership | |||
| zTotal | 1695 | ||
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | |||
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 16 | ||
| Health Communication | |||
| Journalism | |||
| Journalism, Other | 380 | ||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 63 | ||
| zTotal | 459 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 400 | ||
| Computer Science | 315 | 361 | |
| Computer Software and Media Applications, Other | |||
| Information Science/Studies | 8 | ||
| Information Technology | 17 | ||
| Information Technology Project Management | 95 | ||
| zTotal | 323 | 873 | |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | |||
| Education, General | |||
| Education, Other | 2 | ||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | |||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation | |||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impa | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | |||
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | |||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | |||
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | |||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | |||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | |||
| zTotal | 2 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 45 | 94 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 21 | 76 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 18 | 84 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 22 | 17 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 24 | 113 | |
| Engineering Mechanics | |||
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 16 | 15 | |
| Engineering, Other | |||
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 19 | 30 | |
| Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | |||
| Industrial Engineering | 6 | 97 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 61 | 108 | |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | |||
| Operations Research | 72 | 281 | |
| zTotal | 304 | 915 | |
| Creative Writing | 32 | 124 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 67 | 15 | |
| zTotal | 99 | 139 | |
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 8 | 4 | |
| Comparative Literature | 21 | ||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 24 | ||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | |||
| French Language and Literature | 3 | 3 | |
| German Language and Literature | 3 | 1 | |
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | 2 | |
| Linguistics | 8 | ||
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 7 | 6 | |
| Portuguese Language and Literature | |||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | |||
| Russian Language and Literature | |||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | 10 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 7 | 1 | |
| zTotal | 61 | 51 | |
| zTotal | 2209 | 9372 | |
| Advanced General Dentistry | |||
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | |||
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 24 | ||
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | |||
| Dental Public Health and Education | |||
| Dentistry | |||
| Endodontics/Endodontology | |||
| Environmental Health | 23 | ||
| Genetic Counseling/Counselor | 13 | ||
| Health Services Administration | |||
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | 67 | ||
| International Public Health/International Health | |||
| Maternal and Child Health | |||
| Medical Scientist | |||
| Medicine | |||
| Nursing Practice | |||
| Nursing Science | |||
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 53 | ||
| Orthodontics/Orthodontology | 7 | ||
| Periodontics/Periodontology | 5 | ||
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | |||
| Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology | 2 | ||
| Public Health, General | 297 | ||
| Public Health, Other | |||
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 254 | ||
| zTotal | 745 | ||
| History, General | 79 | 30 | |
| History, Other | 10 | ||
| zTotal | 79 | 40 | |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General | 503 | ||
| International Business, Trade, and Tax Law | |||
| International Law and Legal Studies | |||
| Law | |||
| zTotal | 503 | ||
| General Studies | |||
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 1 | 2 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | |||
| zTotal | 1 | 2 | |
| Library and Information Science | |||
| zTotal | |||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 51 | 33 | |
| Mathematical Statistics and Probability | 64 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 33 | 15 | |
| Statistics, General | 19 | 202 | |
| zTotal | 103 | 314 | |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | |||
| Behavioral Sciences | |||
| Cognitive Science | |||
| Dispute Resolution | 32 | ||
| Gerontology | |||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | 12 | ||
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 12 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 63 | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 44 | 193 | |
| zTotal | 56 | 300 | |
| Environmental Science | 8 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 65 | ||
| zTotal | 8 | 65 | |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | |||
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 64 | ||
| zTotal | 64 | ||
| Islamic Studies | 2 | ||
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 1 | ||
| Philosophy | 38 | 15 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | 8 | ||
| Religion/Religious Studies | 8 | 6 | |
| zTotal | 54 | 24 | |
| Astronomy | 3 | 3 | |
| Astrophysics | 12 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 8 | 21 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 18 | 11 | |
| Materials Science | 5 | 19 | |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 1 | 8 | |
| Physics, General | 14 | 12 | |
| Physics, Other | |||
| zTotal | 61 | 74 | |
| Clinical Psychology | |||
| Counseling Psychology | |||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | |||
| Educational Psychology | |||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | |||
| Psychology, General | |||
| Psychology, Other | |||
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 125 | 8 | |
| Social Psychology | |||
| zTotal | 125 | 8 | |
| Health Policy Analysis | |||
| Public Administration | 241 | ||
| Social Work | 532 | ||
| zTotal | 773 | ||
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | |||
| zTotal | |||
| Anthropology | 12 | 20 | |
| Demography and Population Studies | |||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 274 | 147 | |
| Economics, General | 23 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 154 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 205 | 50 | |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | 130 | ||
| Social Sciences, General | 37 | ||
| Social Sciences, Other | 30 | 32 | |
| Sociology | 36 | 33 | |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 14 | ||
| zTotal | 594 | 603 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 22 | 33 | |
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 78 | ||
| Dance, General | 3 | ||
| Digital Arts | 5 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 8 | 68 | |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 21 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | |||
| Music, General | 9 | 10 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 57 | 47 | |
| zTotal | 99 | 262 | |
| Grand Total | 2,209 | 9,372 |