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- General Information
Columbia University
3000 Broadway
New York, New York 10027- Control:
Private
- Academic Calendar:
Semester
- Religious Affiliation:
None
- Founded:
1754
- Web Site:
www.columbia.edu
- Main Phone:
(212) 854-1754
- Admissions Phone:
(212) 854-1754
Student Body
- Full-Time Undergraduates:
6,275
- Part-Time Undergraduates:
958
- Total Male Undergraduates:
3,805
- Total Female Undergraduates:
3,428
Admissions
- Overall Acceptance Rate:
13%
- Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
30%
- Regular Acceptance Rate:
11%
- Total Applicants:
17,258
- Total Acceptances:
2,275
- Freshman Enrollment:
1,331
- Yield (% of admitted students who actually enroll):
58.5%
- Early Decision Available?
Yes
- Early Action Available?
No
- Early Decision Acceptance Rate:
30%
- Early DecisionDeadline:
November 1
- Early Decision Notification:
December 15
- Regular Decision Deadline:
January 2
- Regular Decision Notification:
April 4
- Must Reply-By Date:
May 1
- Applicants Placed on Waiting List:
2,324
- Applicants Accepted from Waiting List:
1,749
- Students Enrolled from Waiting List:
55
- Transfer Applications Received:
1,196
- Transfer Applicants Accepted:
125
- Transfer Students Enrolled:
72
- Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
10%
- Common Application Accepted?
No
- Admissions E-mail:
Ugrad-admiss@columbia.edu
- Admissions Web Site:
www.columbia.edu/cu/ admissions
- SAT I or ACT Required?
SAT required
- First-Year Students Submitting SAT Scores:
91%
- SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1330–1540
- SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
660–760
- SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
670–780
- SAT II Requirements:
For Columbia College, the writing test and any other two are required. For the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Writing test, any mathematics test, and either Physics or Chemistry are mandatory.
- Retention Rate:
98%
- Top 10% of High School Class:
86%
- Application Fee:
$65
Financial Information
- Tuition:
$31,472
- Room and Board:
$9,066
- Books and Supplies:
$2,000
- Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):
$28,684
- Students Who Applied for Financial Aid:
54%
- Students Who Applied and Received Aid:
49%
- Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
February 10
- Financial Aid Phone:
(212) 854-3711
- Financial Aid E-Mail:
ugrad-finaid@columbia.edu
- Financial Aid Web Site:
www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/finaid
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