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Columbia University

New York, NY · CDS 20232024 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
31.7%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
55.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
63.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$69,256
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
6:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$21,577

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates9,111
Total all graduate26,168
Grand total all students35,279

Admissions

Total applicants486
Total admitted154
Total enrolled86
Overall admit rate31.7%
Admit rate — women28.9%
Admit rate — men34.5%
Yield rate55.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing dateJanuary 15 (priority) or March 1
EA notification dateMarch 1 (priority) or May 1, respectively
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT20.0%
% submitting ACT7.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile700
SAT EBRW 75th %ile760
SAT Math 25th %ile750
SAT Math 75th %ile790
ACT Comp 25th %ile31
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$65,640
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees$3,613
Room and board$3
Total cost — in-state$69,256
Total cost — out-of-state$69,256

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$41,282
Avg % of need met63.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$8,878
Avg loan debt at graduation$21,577

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)1,299
Transfer admit rate52.5%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio6:1
% faculty full-time50.3%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$21,590Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)96.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)93.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate97.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$115,519Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant23.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan14.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full17.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress30.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress21.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted2.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time6.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white28.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino15.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian18.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international19.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white47.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian17.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international20.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences26.9%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services16.0%
Engineering12.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.2%
English Language And Literature/Letters5.1%
Visual And Performing Arts5.1%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies4.9%
Psychology4.7%