Columbia University
- 4 Year
- NEW YORK, NY
CollegeGrad School
Columbia University
- grade A+Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- NEW YORK, NY
- Rating 3.82 out of 5 1,327 reviews
Report Card
- Academicsgrade A+
- Valuegrade A+
- Diversitygrade A+
- Campusgrade A
- Athleticsgrade B+
- Party Scenegrade A minus
- Professorsgrade A+
- Locationgrade A+
- Dormsgrade A minus
- Campus Foodgrade A minus
- Student Lifegrade A+
- Safetygrade B
About
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NCAA Division I-FCS
Athletic Conference
Ivy League
From Columbia University
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
4%
SAT Range
1470-1570
ACT Range
34-35
Application Fee
$85
SAT/ACT
Considered but not required
High School GPA
Recommended
Accepts Common App
Yes
Will You Get In?
Will You Get Into Columbia?
Test Scores and High School GPA for Columbia University See Other Colleges
Cost
Net Price
$12,411 / year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$57,726 / year
National
$7,535Students Receiving Financial Aid
58%
Scholarship
Academics
Professors
grade A+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
2:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
86%
of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes. 94 responses62%
of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want. 109 responses30%
of students agree that the workload is easy to manage. 109 responsesMajors
Most Popular Majors
- Computer Science352 Graduates
- Economics282 Graduates
- Political Science and Government231 Graduates
- Research and Experimental Psychology165 Graduates
- Social Sciences159 Graduates
- History133 Graduates
- English100 Graduates
- Neuroscience and Neurobiology86 Graduates
- Computational and Applied Mathematics71 Graduates
- Performing Arts64 Graduates
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.
Online
Programs Offered Entirely Online
0
Offers Online Courses
Yes
Online Certificate Programs
0
Online Associates Programs
0
Online Bachelor's Programs
0
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
8,161 Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
671
Undergrads Over 25
14%
Pell Grant
21%
Varsity Athletes
11%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
98%
Poll
41%
of students say Greek life is pretty low-key and has little effect on the social scene. 124 responsesPoll
57%
of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life. 145 responsesAfter College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$83,300 / year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
97%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
89%
National
83%88%
of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation. 52 responsesColumbia University Reviews
Rating 3.82 out of 5 1,327 reviews
As a Columbia University student, I am proud of myself and I feel very lucky. The school's name alone boasts prestige and prominence, as so many Nobel Prize winners, presidents, and successful businesspeople hail from the university. To be a part of this community, one that fosters community support as well as a push to strive for self improvement and global impact, has been incredibly motivating and exhilarating for me. I am very satisfied by the quality of my teachers and peers. The only things I would change are the tuition price and the humidity of NYC in the summer!
Columbia's campus is great! As a graduate student, I love seeing the level of diversity within the engineering department and the opportunity to get to learn about everyone's backgrounds! I do wish that classes were taught much better since it seems like professors are just rambling for 2.5 hours and wait for students to blow up Piazza over conceptual and hw questions. I do also wish there was a greater emphasis on publicizing campus activities to graduate students. All in all the student body is incredibly intelligent and hard working!
I liked that there are endless academic opportunities available; you will never run out! Food is average and oftentimes the lines in the dining halls take an annoying amount of time. The dorms in my experience have been pretty nice, and some have crazy amazing views of the city. Students overall are pretty nice/polite here but there in definitely an air of competition in certain interest groups. Many of the general lectures courses leave a lot to be desired and didn't give me any special ivy league education that I couldn't have gotten elsewhere. However, that being said, I've also taken some incredible smaller courses where I've been able to build a relationship with my professor and learn a lot from them. Also make sure you are somewhat interested in what the core has to off because its a huge part of your education at Columbia.