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Columbia University

New York,  New York
College Board code: 2116

Main Address

1130 Amsterdam Avenue
212 Hamilton Hall, MC 2807
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-2522
www.columbia.edu

Admission Office

1130 Amsterdam Avenue
212 Hamilton Hall, MC 2807
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-2522
Fax: (212) 854-1209
ugrad-ask@columbia.edu
Contact: Jessica Marinaccio
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions

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What the School Says...

Founded in 1754, Columbia was the 1st college established in New York; the 5th college established in the American colonies. It has been the birthplace of FM radio, the 1st American university to offer anthropology and political science as academic disciplines, the foundation of modern genetics, and the base of the Beat Movement. It was the 1st North American site where the uranium atom was split and is a home to pioneers, innovators, and visionaries.

Go to studentaffairs.columbia.edu to learn more

Type of School

  • Private
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 11%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's

Setting

  • Urban setting
  • Very large city (over 500,000)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 5,667
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 1,356
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 5,667

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 28% In-state students
  • 72% Out-of-state students
  • 48% Women
  • 52% Men
  • 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 17% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 11% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 14% Hispanic
  • 36% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 10% Non-Resident Alien
  • 11% Race/ethnicity unreported
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