Columbia University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #7 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 1,385 | For Media Studies |
| Top10 | For 42 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 4%
- Undergraduates
- 8,902
- Graduates
- 25,880
- Male:Female Ratio
- 46:54
- 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% | 5% | 3% |
| Applicants | 60,879 | 24,499 | 34,973 |
| Admissions | 2,404 | 1,151 | 1,199 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 1,494 | 719 | 738 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 46 | 23 | 23 |
3,842 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,111 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
672 or 44%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1490
or below
75% of them
had 1580
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Columbia University are 1490-1580 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
356 or 23%
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 | 14041 (40%) |
|---|---|
| White | 8998 (26%) |
| Asian | 4549 (13%) |
| Hispanic | 2966 (9%) |
| Black or African American | 1777 (5%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 1219 (4%) |
| Two or more races | 1152 (3%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 25 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Columbia University is $22,058 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 | $6,184 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $4,569 |
| $48-75K | $8,385 |
| $75-110K | $15,114 |
| $110K+ | $45,873 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $62,570 | $52,016 |
| Tuition in-state | $62,570 | $52,016 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $62,570 | $52,016 |
| Fee in-district | $3,569 | $2,611 |
| Fee in-state | $3,569 | $2,611 |
| Fee out-of-state | $3,569 | $2,611 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 13,109 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $16,286 |
| Room charge | $9,986 |
| Meal charge | $6,300 |
Columbia University majors
Columbia University has granted 2,209 bachelor's degrees across 66 programs, 9,372 master's across 118 programs, and 1,425 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 | 1,447 | 3 | |
| Computer Science | 315 | 361 | 13 |
| Social Work | 532 | 3 | |
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 503 | 3 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 274 | 147 | 31 |
| Law | 410 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 400 | ||
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | 386 | ||
| Journalism, Other | 380 | ||
| Operations Research | 72 | 281 | 12 |
| Public Health, General | 297 | 5 | |
| Real Estate Development | 289 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 205 | 50 | 18 |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 254 | ||
| Public Administration | 241 | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 44 | 193 | 3 |
| Statistics, General | 19 | 202 | 8 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 61 | 108 | 14 |
| Data Science, General | 8 | 150 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 45 | 94 | 17 |
| Creative Writing | 32 | 124 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 24 | 113 | 19 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 154 | ||
| Epidemiology | 140 | 9 | |
| Medicine | 149 | ||
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 125 | 8 | 8 |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | 130 | ||
| History, General | 79 | 30 | 17 |
| Biostatistics | 119 | 4 | |
| Neuroscience | 79 | 19 | 24 |
| Nursing Practice | 122 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 18 | 84 | 7 |
| Business Analytics | 108 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 21 | 76 | 10 |
| Industrial Engineering | 6 | 97 | 1 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 57 | 47 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 67 | 15 | 14 |
| Dentistry | 95 | ||
| Information Technology Project Management | 95 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 60 | 20 | 11 |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 51 | 33 | 2 |
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 78 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 8 | 68 | 2 |
| Sociology, General | 36 | 33 | 7 |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management | 67 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 63 | 4 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 22 | 33 | 11 |
| Environmental Studies | 65 | ||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 63 | 2 | |
| Mathematical Statistics and Probability | 64 | ||
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 64 | ||
| Occupational Therapy & Therapist | 53 | 9 | |
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 62 | ||
| Social Sciences, Other | 30 | 32 | |
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | 61 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 33 | 15 | 10 |
| Philosophy | 38 | 15 | 3 |
| Chemistry, General | 8 | 21 | 24 |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 19 | 30 | 4 |
| Business Statistics | 46 | 3 | |
| Social Sciences, General | 37 | 10 | |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 41 | 3 | |
| Physics, General | 14 | 12 | 18 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 18 | 11 | 13 |
| Actuarial Science | 40 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 22 | 17 | |
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 16 | 15 | 8 |
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 11 | 26 | |
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 36 | ||
| Dispute Resolution | 32 | ||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 24 | 6 | |
| East Asian Studies | 19 | 10 | |
| Economics, General | 23 | 5 | |
| Construction Management, General | 27 | ||
| Environmental Health | 23 | 4 | |
| Materials Science | 5 | 19 | 3 |
| Medical & Health Humanities | 27 | ||
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | 24 | ||
| Climate Science | 24 | ||
| Music, General | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| Biotechnology | 22 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 21 | ||
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 21 | ||
| Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Western European Studies | 21 | ||
| Insurance | 19 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 12 | 6 | |
| Finance, General | 17 | ||
| Information Technology | 17 | ||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 16 | ||
| Architecture | 14 | 1 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| African-American & Black Studies | 11 | 3 | |
| Astronomy | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Biochemistry | 14 | ||
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 14 | ||
| Genetic Counseling & Counselor | 13 | ||
| Astrophysics | 12 | ||
| Conservation Biology | 12 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 12 | ||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation, General | 12 | ||
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 12 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 7 | 3 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 10 | ||
| Ecology | 4 | 6 | |
| Ethnic Studies | 10 | ||
| History, Other | 10 | ||
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 3 | 7 | |
| Pharmacology | 4 | 6 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Architectural History and Criticism, General | 9 | ||
| Education, Other | 2 | 7 | |
| Evolutionary Biology | 9 | ||
| Genetics, General | 6 | 3 | |
| Environmental Science | 8 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Information Science & Studies | 8 | ||
| Linguistics | 8 | ||
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | 8 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 7 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 7 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Orthodontics & Orthodontology | 7 | ||
| Education & Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | 6 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 6 | ||
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 6 | ||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 6 | ||
| Digital Arts | 5 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Latin American Studies | 2 | 3 | |
| Periodontics & Periodontology | 5 | ||
| Biophysics | 4 | ||
| Nursing Science | 4 | ||
| South Asian Studies | 4 | ||
| Dance, General | 3 | ||
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 3 | ||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 3 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 1 | 2 | |
| Physiology, General | 2 | 1 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 2 | ||
| Education, General | 2 | ||
| Islamic Studies | 2 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 2 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 2 | ||
| Prosthodontics & Prosthodontology | 2 | ||
| Behavioral Sciences | 1 | ||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 1 | ||
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 1 | ||
| Jewish & Judaic Studies | 1 | ||
| Psychology, Other | 1 | ||
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 2,209 | 9,372 | 1,425 |
Columbia University has a graduation rate of 95%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 95% | 95% | 96% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Columbia University is a world-class research university with 301,876 scientific papers published and 12,713,034 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Psychology, Genetics, and Environmental Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2742 | 51714 |
| 1992 | 2717 | 57177 |
| 1993 | 2774 | 58323 |
| 1994 | 2742 | 62309 |
| 1995 | 2874 | 70493 |
| 1996 | 3044 | 76818 |
| 1997 | 3189 | 85032 |
| 1998 | 3540 | 95137 |
| 1999 | 3700 | 106966 |
| 2000 | 3916 | 120811 |
| 2001 | 4430 | 132218 |
| 2002 | 5493 | 155205 |
| 2003 | 5541 | 173934 |
| 2004 | 5996 | 191297 |
| 2005 | 6089 | 220052 |
| 2006 | 7059 | 245567 |
| 2007 | 7096 | 277618 |
| 2008 | 7292 | 303420 |
| 2009 | 7581 | 341129 |
| 2010 | 7840 | 373312 |
| 2011 | 8213 | 411110 |
| 2012 | 8874 | 452828 |
| 2013 | 9572 | 496115 |
| 2014 | 9729 | 532547 |
| 2015 | 10168 | 558247 |
| 2016 | 10469 | 572589 |
| 2017 | 10866 | 596576 |
| 2018 | 11219 | 647899 |
| 2019 | 12081 | 715185 |
| 2020 | 13485 | 828900 |
| 2021 | 13461 | 914533 |
| 2022 | 12629 | 898262 |
| 2023 | 12513 | 879732 |
Columbia University alumni
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Barack Obama
- Enrolled in Columbia University
- 1981-1983 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science and international relations
- Occupations
- political writerinternational forum participantjuristpodcastercommunity organizer
- 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 in U.S. history. Obama previously served as a U.S. senator representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008, as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004, and as a civil rights lawyer and university lecturer.
-
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Enrolled in Columbia University
- Studied in 1904-1907
- Occupations
- statesperson
- Biography
-
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known as FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He was a member of the Democratic Party and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. His initial two terms were centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth saw him shift his focus to America's involvement in World War II.
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Jake Gyllenhaal
- Occupations
- stage actorvoice actortelevision actorfilm actor
- Biography
-
Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal is an American actor. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He began acting as a child, making his acting debut in City Slickers (1991), followed by roles in his father's films A Dangerous Woman (1993) and Homegrown (1998). His breakthrough roles were as Homer Hickam in October Sky (1999) and as a psychologically troubled teenager in Donnie Darko (2001).
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Timothée Chalamet
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
-
Timothée Hal Chalamet is an American and French actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and three BAFTA Film Awards.
General info
| Alternative names | Columbia University |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1754 |
| Motto | In lumine tuo videbimus lumen In Thy light shall we see light (Psalms 36:9) |
| Colors | columbia blue, white |
| Academic calendar | September to May |
| Total FTE staff | 20,144 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest 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 |