This is a place unlike any other. Where a renowned Core Curriculum is fueled by an incredibly diverse community. 6,000 undergraduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries find a home on our residential campus in Morningside Heights: your corner of New York City. Undergraduates in Columbia College and Columbia Engineering can choose from nearly 100 areas of study and enhance their classroom conversations through research at 200+ research centers and institutes. Your Columbia education will be the foundation for a lifetime of learning, collaboration, and the unending pursuit of truth and understanding.

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Admissions

Application Deadline

January 1

Acceptance Rate

SAT Range

1460-1570

ACT Range

33-35

Application Fee

$85

SAT/ACT

Considered but not required

High School GPA

Recommended

Accepts Common App

Yes

Cost

Net Price

$22,126 / year

National

$15,523

Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.

Average Total Aid Awarded

$57,642 / year

National

$7,535

Students Receiving Financial Aid

58%

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Academics

Professors

A+

Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.

Student Faculty Ratio

2:1

Evening Degree Programs

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Majors

The Core Curriculum

For more than 100 years, the Core Curriculum has been the defining element of a Columbia College education. It’s a communal learning experience that cultivates community-wide discourse and deliberate contemplation around seminal works, contemporary issues and humanity’s most enduring questions.

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Online

Programs Offered Entirely Online

Offers Online Courses

Yes

Online Certificate Programs

Online Associates Programs

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Mix of Online and on Campus
2%
On Campus
0%
Online
98%

Students

Full-Time Enrollment

7,509 Undergrads

Part-Time Undergrads

639

Undergrads Over 25

11%

Pell Grant

20%

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Campus Life

Freshmen Live On-Campus

98%

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After College

Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation

$83,300 / year

National

$33,028

Graduation Rate

96%

National

49%

Employed 2 Years After Graduation

89%

National

83%