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For more than 250 years, Columbia has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world. At the core of our wide range of academic inquiry is the commitment to attract and engage the best minds in pursuit of greater human understanding, pioneering new discoveries and service to society.
Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.
Email: askcuit@columbia.edu
Phone: 212-854-1754
Famous graduates: Warren Buffett, Barack Obama, Vikram Pandit
Year founded: 1754
No. of undergraduate students: 8,274
International students: 12.00%
No. of postgraduate students: 18,220
International students: 34.00%
Students who received financial aid: 61.00%
Number of undergraduate applications received:33,531
No. of undergraduate students accepted:2,311
Undergraduate acceptance rate:
6.89%
Postgraduate Acceptance rate:
9.00%
Application timeline
We look forward to getting to know you through your application. Be sure to read all contents in this First-Year Admission section as well as the Application Instructions carefully before beginning an application.
Most MS programs have two admission cycles with a start in the Fall (begins in September) and the Spring (begins in January). Other programs have only one start date in the Fall. More information is available on the online application and department website.
All Applicant must need to submit both SAT subject test results.
Sat scores
Tuition and fees | $51,008 |
Room & Board | $12,432 |
Books&Expenses | $3,164 |
total cost of attendance | $67,125 |
Application Fee
USD80