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United States · New York

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York · Graduate-degree institution · Private nonprofit

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Admissions · 2026–27 first-year application cycle

Verified application and program coverage

Columbia College and Columbia Engineering admission

Official sources verified

Program coverage

Indexed programmes
353
Official programme listings
353
Admission route coverage
72
Convertible subject requirements
0

Application

Platform
Common Application or Coalition Application
Application fee
$85
Details

$85 · fee waiver available

Application scope
Choose Columbia College or Columbia Engineering

Deadlines

Early Decision
1 November · binding · decision by mid-December
Regular Decision
1 January · decision by mid-April
Reply
1 May for Regular Decision admits

Academic review and testing

Academic preparation
College: broad humanities, maths, science, social studies and language preparation
Details

College: broad humanities, maths, science, social studies and language preparation · Engineering: calculus, physics and chemistry strongly advised

SAT/ACT policy
Test-optional
Details

Test-optional · SAT/ACT self-reporting and superscoring available · no minimum score or GPA

Fixed admission cutoff
No GPA, IB, SAT or ACT score guarantees admission

Required application file

School documents
2 academic teacher recommendations
Details

Secondary-school transcript and report · counselor recommendation · 2 academic teacher recommendations · midyear report

Applicant writing
Application essay plus university-specific questions unless the programme states…
Details

Application essay plus university-specific questions unless the programme states otherwise

International applicant

English proficiency
English readiness is reviewed with the international academic record;
Details

English readiness is reviewed with the international academic record; required graduation or proficiency examination results must be submitted

Financial aid
Need-aware for international applicants requesting aid
Details

Need-aware for international applicants requesting aid · Columbia states it meets demonstrated need for admitted aid recipients

Credential language
Official English translations are required when school records are not in English

Programme-specific notes

School choice
College and Engineering have different recommended secondary preparation
International exams
IB, A-Level and other required national leaving results or predictions belong in…
Details

IB, A-Level and other required national leaving results or predictions belong in the academic file

Federal benchmark · College Scorecard May 2025 release

Institution admission rate
4.0%
SAT reading middle range
730–770
SAT maths middle range
760–800
ACT composite middle range
34–35
Published tuition
USD 69,045
Details

USD 69,045 · Published tuition and fees

Strongest subjects

Social sciences
26.8% of undergraduate degrees
Computer and information sciences
15.1% of undergraduate degrees
Engineering
12.8% of undergraduate degrees
Biological and biomedical sciences
7.0% of undergraduate degrees
Psychology
5.1% of undergraduate degrees

Students

Undergraduate students
8,899
International undergraduate share
18.3%

Tuition, financial aid and accommodation

Published annual budget
$86,042 · Annual on-campus academic-year budget
In-state tuition per year
$69,045
Details

$69,045 · Published tuition and fees

Out-of-state tuition per year
$69,045
Details

$69,045 · Published tuition and fees

Accommodation and price
$16,800
Details

$16,800 · Published room and board

Average net price
$20,148
Details

$20,148 · Average annual net price for Title IV students

Pell Grant recipients
22.5%
Federal-loan recipients
14.4%

Net price by family income

Family income $0–30,000
$6,342
Family income $30,001–48,000
$4,975
Family income $48,001–75,000
$5,195
Family income $75,001–110,000
$15,368
Family income above $110,000
$44,695

About Columbia University in the City of New York

Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York, United States. The surrounding setting is Large city.

Programs

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353 programmes