Columbia University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #9 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #7 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #7 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #2 of 221 | In New York State |
| #1 of 92 | In New York City |
| #1 of 1,592 | For Media Studies |
| Top10 | For 44 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 4%
- Undergraduates
- 9,164
- Graduates
- 26,009
- Male:Female Ratio
- 45:55
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.columbia.edu
Columbia University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Columbia University has an acceptance rate of 4% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Applicants | 60,115 | 26,607 | 32,507 |
| Admissions | 2,400 | 1,122 | 1,226 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,519 | 779 | 713 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 39 | 16 | 23 |
2,519 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,499 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
680 or 45%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1510
or below
75% of them
had 1580
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Columbia University are 1510-1580 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
267 or 18%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 34
or below
75% of them
had 35
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Columbia University are 34-35 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Recommendations | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| TOEFL | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| Nonresident Alien | 13812 (39%) |
|---|---|
| White | 7943 (23%) |
| Asian | 4664 (13%) |
| Hispanic | 2925 (8%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 2731 (8%) |
| Black or African American | 1838 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 1177 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 35 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Columbia University is $22,520 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $4,570 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $2,275 |
| $48-75K | $5,866 |
| $75-110K | $11,782 |
| $110K+ | $50,621 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $68,000 | $55,184 |
| Tuition in-state | $68,000 | $55,184 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $68,000 | $55,184 |
| Fee in-district | $3,845 | $2,789 |
| Fee in-state | $3,845 | $2,789 |
| Fee out-of-state | $3,845 | $2,789 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 13,387 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $17,580 |
| Room charge | $11,000 |
| Meal charge | $6,580 |
Columbia University majors
Columbia University has granted 2,433 bachelor's degrees across 67 programs, 10,646 master's across 121 programs, and 1,591 doctorate degrees across 87 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Columbia University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 1,621 | 5 | |
| Computer Science | 408 | 403 | 29 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 720 | ||
| Social Work | 546 | 10 | |
| Law | 523 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 240 | 164 | 22 |
| Public Administration | 409 | ||
| Operations Research | 50 | 326 | 6 |
| Statistics, General | 27 | 335 | 8 |
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 337 | 3 | |
| Public Health, General | 318 | 5 | |
| Sustainability Studies | 43 | 273 | 5 |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 307 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 201 | 49 | 17 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 266 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 24 | 224 | 15 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | 259 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 81 | 144 | 10 |
| Journalism, Other | 230 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 55 | 143 | 29 |
| Data Science, General | 5 | 203 | |
| Business Analytics | 184 | ||
| Epidemiology | 167 | 13 | |
| Creative Writing | 37 | 114 | |
| History, General | 90 | 45 | 16 |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | 148 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 14 | 122 | 10 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 93 | 28 | 23 |
| Medicine | 142 | ||
| Neuroscience | 104 | 14 | 22 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 18 | 115 | 5 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 116 | 7 | 9 |
| Biostatistics | 119 | 6 | |
| Nursing Practice | 125 | ||
| Industrial Engineering | 4 | 114 | |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 54 | 56 | 3 |
| Real Estate Development | 108 | ||
| Mathematical Statistics and Probability | 103 | ||
| Dentistry | 97 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 68 | 28 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 54 | 19 | 21 |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management | 92 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 88 | 3 | |
| Information Technology Project Management | 89 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 4 | 69 | 4 |
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 76 | ||
| Climate Science | 76 | ||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 20 | 52 | 4 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 33 | 42 | |
| Sociology, General | 44 | 18 | 12 |
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 71 | ||
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 64 | ||
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 58 | 5 | |
| Anthropology, General | 18 | 31 | 13 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 58 | 4 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 26 | 22 | 13 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 25 | 36 | |
| Occupational Therapy & Therapist | 53 | 8 | |
| Philosophy | 36 | 19 | 6 |
| Environmental Studies | 55 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 42 | 7 | 6 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| Physics, General | 25 | 14 | 12 |
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 48 | ||
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | 48 | ||
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 23 | 24 | |
| Economics, General | 37 | 7 | |
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 11 | 28 | 5 |
| Business Statistics | 38 | 4 | |
| Social Sciences, General | 37 | 4 | |
| Environmental Health | 32 | 3 | |
| Music, General | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 22 | 10 | |
| Comparative Literature | 30 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| Dispute Resolution | 29 | ||
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | 28 | ||
| Finance, General | 27 | ||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation, General | 26 | ||
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 12 | 13 | |
| Construction Management, General | 25 | ||
| East Asian Studies | 16 | 9 | |
| Biotechnology | 24 | ||
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 24 | ||
| Biochemistry | 23 | ||
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 23 | ||
| Materials Science | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| Astrophysics | 21 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| Architecture | 17 | 3 | |
| Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Information Technology | 19 | ||
| Medical & Health Humanities | 19 | ||
| Western European Studies | 19 | ||
| Actuarial Science | 18 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 12 | 5 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 17 | ||
| Insurance | 17 | ||
| History, Other | 16 | ||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 14 | ||
| Education, Other | 6 | 8 | |
| Computer Software and Media Applications, Other | 13 | ||
| Conservation Biology | 13 | ||
| Islamic Studies | 13 | ||
| Cognitive Science, General | 12 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 12 | ||
| Genetic Counseling & Counselor | 12 | ||
| Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering | 12 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Genetics, General | 6 | 5 | |
| Information Science & Studies | 11 | ||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 11 | ||
| Astronomy | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Clinical Psychology | 10 | ||
| Ethnic Studies | 10 | ||
| Linguistics | 10 | ||
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 6 | 4 | |
| German Language and Literature | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | 9 | ||
| Physical Sciences, Other | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | 8 | ||
| Environmental Science | 8 | ||
| Orthodontics & Orthodontology | 8 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 5 | 2 | |
| Architectural History and Criticism, General | 7 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Nursing Science | 7 | ||
| Biophysics | 6 | ||
| Ecology | 3 | 3 | |
| Evolutionary Biology | 6 | ||
| Latin American Studies | 2 | 4 | |
| Microbiology, General | 2 | 4 | |
| Music Theory and Composition | 6 | ||
| Physiology, General | 5 | 1 | |
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 6 | ||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 6 | ||
| South Asian Studies | 5 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 2 | 3 | |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 4 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 2 | 2 | |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 4 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 3 | ||
| Dance, General | 3 | ||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 3 | ||
| Digital Arts | 3 | ||
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 3 | ||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 3 | ||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 3 | ||
| Ancient Studies & Civilization | 2 | ||
| Behavioral Sciences | 2 | ||
| Jewish & Judaic Studies | 2 | ||
| Pharmacology | 1 | 1 | |
| Psychology, Other | 2 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 1 | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 1 | ||
| Periodontics & Periodontology | 1 | ||
| Physics, Other | 1 | ||
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 2,433 | 10,646 | 1,591 |
Columbia University has a graduation rate of 96%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 96% | 95% | 97% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Columbia University is a world-class research university with 360,747 scientific papers published and 18,014,522 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Psychology, Environmental Science, and Genetics.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3058 | 76535 |
| 1994 | 3045 | 81851 |
| 1995 | 3286 | 92112 |
| 1996 | 3450 | 99563 |
| 1997 | 3638 | 109408 |
| 1998 | 3989 | 122029 |
| 1999 | 4099 | 135496 |
| 2000 | 4316 | 153834 |
| 2001 | 4935 | 167158 |
| 2002 | 6159 | 199779 |
| 2003 | 6290 | 225082 |
| 2004 | 6736 | 243895 |
| 2005 | 6859 | 278777 |
| 2006 | 7866 | 311343 |
| 2007 | 8134 | 346800 |
| 2008 | 8417 | 388027 |
| 2009 | 8913 | 431487 |
| 2010 | 8798 | 474041 |
| 2011 | 9483 | 527615 |
| 2012 | 10010 | 578345 |
| 2013 | 10932 | 629464 |
| 2014 | 10809 | 675746 |
| 2015 | 11178 | 704230 |
| 2016 | 11300 | 722755 |
| 2017 | 11598 | 767306 |
| 2018 | 12414 | 821439 |
| 2019 | 13595 | 915911 |
| 2020 | 16523 | 1084107 |
| 2021 | 14928 | 1192057 |
| 2022 | 14094 | 1112066 |
| 2023 | 14420 | 1131423 |
| 2024 | 12220 | 1094936 |
| 2025 | 9788 | 958273 |
Columbia University alumni
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Barack Obama
- Enrolled in Columbia University
- 1981-1983 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in international relations and political science
- Occupations
- academiccommunity organizermemoiristpolitical writerpodcaster
- Biography
-
Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president. Obama previously served as a U.S. senator representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
-
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Enrolled in Columbia University
- Studied in 1904-1907
- Occupations
- statesperson
- Biography
-
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president and the only one to have served more than two terms. His first two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth focused on U.S. involvement in World War II. A member of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt served in the New York State Senate from 1911 to 1913 and as the 44th governor of New York from 1929 to 1932.
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Timothée Chalamet
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
-
Timothée Hal Chalamet is an American and French actor. Known for his work in a diverse range of blockbusters and independent films, he is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Critics' Choice Awards, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards, six British Academy Film Awards, and a Grammy Award. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $2.3 billion worldwide.
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Jake Gyllenhaal
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorvoice actorexecutive producerfilm actor
- Biography
-
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal is an American actor whose career on screen and stage has spanned more than three decades. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of film director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and the younger brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal.
General info
| Alternative names | Columbia University |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1754 |
| Motto | In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen |
| Colors | columbia blue, white |
| Academic calendar | September to May |
| Total FTE staff | 21,288 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | West 116 St and Broadway New York, New York, 10027 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 8,804,000 |
| Phone | 2128541754 |