Columbia University

Overview

Columbia University is a private institution that was founded in 1754. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 8,832 (fall 2023), and the campus size is 36 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Columbia University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #12. Its tuition and fees are $65,524.

Located in New York City, Columbia has three undergraduate schools – Columbia College, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of General Studies – as well as a number of graduate and professional schools, including the highly ranked Business School, Law School and College of Physicians and Surgeons. The university also has a well-regarded College of Dental Medicine and graduate Journalism School.

Columbia University's main campus is located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, situated in the Morningside Heights neighborhood. The Columbia University Medical Center – home to the medical, nursing, dental and public health faculties – is located in northern Manhattan in the Washington Heights neighborhood.

Columbia offers a range of student activities, including 28 Greek chapters. More than 90% of students live on campus. Columbia is affiliated with Barnard College for women, the Union Theological Seminary and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Distinguished alumni include John Jay, founding father and first Supreme Court chief justice, and former President Barack Obama. Columbia also administers the Pulitzer Prizes.

Admissions

* These are the average scores of applications admitted to this school. Ranges represent admitted applicants who fell within the 25th and 75th percentile.

Columbia University has an acceptance rate of 4%. Half the applicants admitted to Columbia University who submitted test scores have an ACT score between 34 and 35. However, one quarter of admitted applicants achieved scores above these ranges and one quarter scored below these ranges. The application deadline at Columbia University is Jan. 1.

Admissions officials at Columbia University consider a student's GPA a very important academic factor. An applicant's high school class rank, when available, is considered very important and letters of recommendation are considered very important for admissions officials at Columbia University.

Cost

International Student’s Requirements

●        Same application deadline as regular students - Fall - January 1

●        No separate application form required – $85

●        No conditional admissions offered

●        Only early decision available - no early action allowed

●        Either TOEFL or IELTS required

●        Either SAT or ACT required

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