Columbia University | By the Numbers

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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