Columbia University in the City of New York: Ranking & Review

New York rank	United States rank	World rank
1	7	9 Top 1%

Columbia University in the City of New York Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	7%	7%	6%
Applicants	38,118	17,259	20,859
Admissions	2,519	1,239	1,280
Enrolled undergraduates	1,547	764	783
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	30,454	14,719	15,735

1,609 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

474 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Number of students submitting SAT scores	909
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	59%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	740
Math	750

Number of students submitting ACT scores	875
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	57%
ACT Composite	32
ACT English	34
ACT Math	32

Application fee for undergraduates - $85. Application fee for graduates - $110.

Secondary school GPA	Recommended
Secondary school rank	Recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Recommended

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$74,199	$74,199
Off-campus	$80,973	$80,973
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $13,618 and other expenses per full academic year.

Columbia University in the City of New York provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 12,953 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$48,989	$48,989
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$2,651	$2,651
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$1,756	$1,756
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$44,864	$44,864
Fees for full-time graduates	$2,092	$2,092
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$1,704	$1,704

Programs	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services		1,455	17	1,472
Engineering	327	1,022	103	1,452
Social Sciences	568	435	73	1,076
Health Professions and Related Programs	1	712	351	1,064
Public Administration and Social Service Professions		900	2	902
Legal Professions and Studies		317	434	751
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	162	328	91	581
Mathematics and Statistics	92	465	20	577
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	181	319	18	518
Architecture and Related Services	19	433	5	457
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs		418	2	420
Visual and Performing Arts	95	220	21	336
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies	35	267	16	318
English Language and Literature & Letters	91	121	11	223
Physical Sciences	69	105	46	220
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	74	73	28	175
History	80	52	27	159
Psychology	99	8	32	139
Natural Resources and Conservation	6	86		92
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies	53	38		91
Philosophy and Religious Studies	61	19	5	85
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies		65		65
Education		2	29	31
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	2	4		6
Science Technologies & Technicians
Grand Total	2,015	7,864	1,331	11,210

A total of 2,015 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York.

At the master's and doctor's level 9,195 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	95%	96%	95%
Full-time retention rate - 97% Part-time retention rate - 91%

Alternative names	Columbia University
Founded	1754
Motto	In lumine tuo videbimus lumen In Thy light shall we see light (Psalms 36:9)
Religious affiliation	Not applicable
Colors	columbia blue, white
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	17,784
Instructional FTE	4,654
Research FTE	2,105
Sector of institution	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	www.columbia.edu
Address	West 116 St and Broadway New York, New York, 10027 United States
Urbanization level	City: Large
City population	8,399,000
Phone	2128541754
Fax	+1 (212) 854 9509

Rank 🏆	University name	Acceptance rate Acc. rate	Country & City
1	Harvard University	5%	Cambridge
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	7%	Cambridge
3	Stanford University	5%	Stanford
4	University of California - Berkeley	17%	Berkeley
5	Cornell University	13%	Ithaca
6	University of Washington - Seattle Campus	46%	Seattle
7	Columbia University in the City of New York	7%	New York
8	University of California - Los Angeles	16%	Los Angeles
9	Yale University	7%	New Haven
10	Princeton University	6%	Princeton
11	Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus	50%	University Park
12	University of California - Irvine	37%	Irvine
13	Purdue University - Main Campus	57%	West Lafayette
14	Duke University	10%	Durham
15	Carnegie Mellon University	22%	Pittsburgh
16	Texas A & M University - College Station	71%	College Station
17	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	27%	Ann Arbor