Columbia University in the City of New York Comparison

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Columbia University in the City of New York

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • Columbia New York, NY
  • Setting
  • Columbia Large City
  • Total enrollment
  • Columbia 35,173
  • Type
  • Columbia Private 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • Columbia #22
  • Religious Affiliation
  • Columbia -
  • Status
  • Columbia Non-profit
  • Team Colors
  • Columbia

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • Columbia $71,845
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • Columbia $71,845
  • Room & Board
  • Columbia $17,580
  • Average Net Price
  • Columbia $22,520
  • Average Grant Aid
  • Columbia $67,010
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • Columbia 52%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • Columbia 60,115
  • Admitted
  • Columbia 2,400
  • Acceptance Rate
  • Columbia 4%
  • Enrolled
  • Columbia 64.9%
  • Typical SAT score
  • Columbia 1550
  • Typical ACT score
  • Columbia 34
  • Average High School GPA
  • Columbia 3.91
  • Typical High School Grades
  • Columbia A
  • Admissions Standards
  • Columbia Elite
  • Applicant Competition
  • Columbia Extreme
  • ACT Range
  • Columbia 34/35
  • SAT Range
  • Columbia 1510/1580
  • Submit Test Scores
  • Columbia Test optional
  • Application Deadline
  • Columbia Jan 1, 2027

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • Columbia 6:1
  • Popular Majors
  • Columbia
    • Social Sciences (26%)
    • Engineering (12%)
    • English and Literature (7%)
    • History (7%)
    • Health Professions (7%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • Columbia 93%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • Columbia $107,600
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • Columbia 76%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • Columbia $21,500
  • Median Loan Payment
  • Columbia $222

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • Columbia 45%
  • % Women
  • Columbia 55%
  • Racial Diversity
  • Columbia Very High
  • HBCU
  • Columbia No
  • % White
  • Columbia 38%
  • % Asian
  • Columbia 18%
  • % Black
  • Columbia 8%
  • % Hispanic
  • Columbia 13%
  • % Native American
  • Columbia 0%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • Columbia 0%
  • % Two or More Races
  • Columbia 5%
  • % International
  • Columbia 15%
  • % Unknown Race
  • Columbia 3%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • Columbia 16%
  • % Out-of-State
  • Columbia 63%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • Columbia Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • Columbia Yes
  • Meal Plan
  • Columbia Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • Columbia No
  • Daycare Facility
  • Columbia No