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Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution situated in New York, New York. The city atmosphere of New York makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

327 Undergraduate Degrees
2,246 Graduate Degrees
$50,557 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
4% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Columbia University in the City of New York?

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Contact details for Columbia are given below.

Contact Details
Address: West 116 St And Broadway, New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-854-1754
Website: www.columbia.edu

How Do I Get Into Columbia?

You can apply to Columbia online at: https://www.columbia.edu/content/admissions-offices

Admission Requirements for Columbia

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Columbia?

4% Acceptance Rate
50% Of Accepted Are Women
44% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 4%, Columbia is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 5%, and the acceptance rate for women is 3%.

Average Test Scores

About 44% of students accepted to Columbia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 780. Math scores were between 760 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Columbia University in the City of New York  ( 730 to 780 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Columbia University in the City of New York  ( 760 to 800 )
200
800
Columbia received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 32 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 and 35.

ACT English Scores for Columbia University in the City of New York  ( 35 to 36 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Columbia University in the City of New York  ( 34 to 35 )
1
36

Can I Afford Columbia University in the City of New York?

$50,557 Net Price
7% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Columbia is $50,557. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Columbia, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $13,338 a year. That adds up to $53,352 over four years for those students.

Columbia University in the City of New York Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,161 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,832 undergraduate students at Columbia, with 8,161 being full-time and 671 being part-time.

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There are also 24,944 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,161 full-time undergraduates at Columbia, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbia University in the City of New York students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,447
Black or African American 605
Hispanic or Latino 1,213
White 2,459
International Students 1,529
Other Races/Ethnicities 908

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia University in the City of New York. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 144 countries are represented at Columbia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Columbia University in the City of New York

1,111 Took All Classes Online
4,953 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 4,953 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Columbia has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 42nd most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Columbia University in the City of New York Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 0 0 1,447 3 1,450
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 303 21 147 31 502
Real Estate Development 0 0 289 0 289
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 0 0 61 0 61
Business Statistics 0 0 46 3 49
Actuarial Science 0 0 40 0 40
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 0 0 36 0 36
General Economics 24 4 0 5 33
General Business Administration and Management 0 27 2 0 29
Construction Management 0 0 27 0 27
Insurance 0 0 19 0 19
Finance 0 0 17 0 17
Health Communication 0 13 0 0 13
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law 0 8 0 0 8
Organizational Leadership 0 0 0 0 0
Management Science 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 327 73 2,131 42 2,573

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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