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Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. New York is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

$50,557 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
4% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Columbia University in the City of New York?

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Contact details for Columbia are given below.

Contact Details
Address: West 116 St And Broadway, New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-854-1754
Website: www.columbia.edu

How Do I Get Into Columbia?

You can apply to Columbia online at: https://www.columbia.edu/content/admissions-offices

Admission Requirements for Columbia

Submission Required?
High School GPA Recommended
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Columbia?

4% Acceptance Rate
51% Of Accepted Are Women
43% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Columbia is 4%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 5%, and the acceptance rate for women is 4%.

Average Test Scores

About 43% of students accepted to Columbia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 720 and 770. Math scores were between 750 and 800.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Columbia University in the City of New York  ( 720 to 770 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Columbia University in the City of New York  ( 750 to 800 )
200
800
Columbia received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 32 and 35. Composite scores were between 34 and 35.

ACT English Scores for Columbia University in the City of New York  ( 35 to 36 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Columbia University in the City of New York  ( 32 to 35 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Columbia University in the City of New York  ( 34 to 35 )
1
36

Can I Afford Columbia University in the City of New York?

$50,557 Net Price
7% Take Out Loans
0.9% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Columbia is $50,557. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Columbia, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $13,338 a year. That adds up to $53,352 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Columbia is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Columbia University in the City of New York Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,161 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,832 undergraduate students at Columbia, with 8,161 being full-time and 671 being part-time.

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There are also 24,944 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,161 full-time undergraduates at Columbia, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbia University in the City of New York students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,447
Black or African American 605
Hispanic or Latino 1,213
White 2,459
International Students 1,529
Other Races/Ethnicities 908

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia University in the City of New York. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 144 countries are represented at Columbia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Columbia University in the City of New York

1,494 Took All Classes Online
7,666 Took At Least One Class Online
1,024.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 7,666 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Columbia has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Columbia

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Columbia University in the City of New York was 1,024.8%. This is the #75 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Columbia regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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