columbia university in the city of new york

116 St and Broadway, New York, New York

General information:	(212) 854-1754
Website:	www.columbia.edu
Type:	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Awards offered:	Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree First-professional degree First-professional certificate
Campus setting:	City Large
Campus housing:	Yes

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General information:

Estimated student expenses (before aid):

Financial aid:

Enrollment:

Admissions:

Undergraduate application fee: $70

Undergraduate admissions:

	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
Number of applicants:	21343	9376	11967
Percent admitted:	11%	12%	9%
Percent admitted who enrolled:	59%	59%	60%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA		X
Secondary school rank		X
Secondary school record	X
Completion of college-prepatory program	X
Recommendations	X
Admission test scores	X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)		X

Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):

Students submitting scores	NUMBER	PERCENT
SAT	1297	97%
ACT	278	21%

Test Scores	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
SAT Critical Reading	660	760
SAT Math	670	780
SAT Writing	650	760
ACT Composite	28	33
ACT English	29	34
ACT Math	28	34
ACT Writing	8	10

Notes:

* 25% of students scored at or below

** 25% of students scored above

Programs/majors

Completions 2007-2008:

Program	Bachelor	Master	Certificate	Doctor
Architecture and related services.
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)	22	163	4	1
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	-	172	2	4
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)	-	13	-	-
Architecture and Related Services, Other	-	26	-	-
Category total	22	374	6	5
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies.
African Studies	-	-	1	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	-	20	-	-
East Asian Studies	20	15	1	-
Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies	-	5	4	-
Latin American Studies	1	-	1	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	-	-	4	-
Russian Studies	-	-	5	-
South Asian Studies	-	3	-	-
Western European Studies	-	6	-	-
African-American/Black Studies	-	9	-	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other	43	1	-	-
Category total	64	59	16	-
Communication, journalism, and related programs.
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	-	86	7	3
Journalism	-	283	10	-
Category total	-	369	17	3
Computer and information sciences and support services.
Computer Science	27	108	19	20
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	-	-	-	-
Category total	27	108	19	20
Education.
Education, General	-	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	-	2	1
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	-	-	2	2
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances	-	-	5	5
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation	-	-	-	-
Education/Teaching Individuals	-	-	2	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	-	-	6	9
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	-	-	2	1
Education, Other	-	11	5	5
Category total	-	11	24	23
Engineering.
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	39	27	20	14
Chemical Engineering	29	17	2	5
Civil Engineering, General	41	37	9	4
Computer Engineering, General	10	6	-	-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	30	69	27	14
Engineering Mechanics	-	-	-	-
Engineering Physics	15	16	-	6
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	15	2	-	3
Mechanical Engineering	38	25	9	2
Metallurgical Engineering	8	5	11	6
Mining and Mineral Engineering	-	3	-	-
Nuclear Engineering	-	-	-	-
Industrial Engineering	32	106	1	-
Operations Research	55	68	4	2
Engineering, Other	-	-	-	-
Category total	312	381	83	56
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.
Comparative Literature	14	-	-	-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	-	23	3	8
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	2	10	4	4
Russian Language and Literature	2	-	-	-
German Language and Literature	3	2	6	-
French Language and Literature	13	17	3	1
Italian Language and Literature	3	3	2	1
Portuguese Language and Literature	-	-	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	13	8	2	6
Middle/Near Eastern/Semitic Languages, Lit & Linguistics, Other	15	8	4	2
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General	8	10	7	2
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature	-	-	-	-
Latin Language and Literature	1	-	-	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	-	-	-	-
Category total	74	81	31	24
Legal professions and studies.
Law (LLB, JD)	-	-	-	417
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)	-	216	-	11
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	-	-	-	-
Category total	-	216	-	428
English language and literature/letters.
English Language and Literature, General	115	33	16	18
Creative Writing	13	65	-	-
English Literature (British and Commonwealth)	-	-	-	-
Category total	128	98	16	18
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	1	-	58	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	3	2	-	-
Category total	4	2	58	-
Library science.
Library Science/Librarianship	-	-	-	-
Category total	-	-	-	-
Biological and biomedical sciences.
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	-	-	3	-
Biochemistry	19	3	5	4
Biophysics	2	-	-	-
Anatomy	-	-	-	4
Microbiology, General	-	4	2	2
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	-	-	-	-
Genetics, General	-	9	4	6
Animal Genetics	-	-	-	-
Physiology, General	-	1	3	2
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	-	5	1	1
Pharmacology	-	2	1	5
Toxicology	-	-	-	-
Biometry/Biometrics	-	-	-	-
Biostatistics	-	22	2	3
Bioinformatics	-	17	15	6
Biotechnology	-	35	-	-
Ecology	-	-	7	3
Epidemiology	-	59	2	9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	44	61	20	30
Category total	65	218	65	75
Mathematics and statistics.
Mathematics, General	33	7	9	14
Applied Mathematics	32	13	16	1
Statistics, General	3	149	3	3
Mathematical Statistics and Probability	-	66	-	-
Mathematics and Statistics, Other	-	-	-	-
Category total	68	235	28	18
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.
Mathematics and Computer Science	1	-	-	-
Nutrition Sciences	-	64	8	5
Neuroscience	42	9	16	9
Category total	43	73	24	14
Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies.
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	-	-	-	1
Category total	-	-	-	1
Philosophy and religious studies.
Philosophy	29	11	5	4
Religion/Religious Studies	8	4	4	9
Islamic Studies	-	8	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other	10	-	-	-
Category total	47	23	9	13
Physical sciences.
Astronomy	1	4	4	5
Astrophysics	4	-	-	-
Chemistry, General	8	37	23	24
Geology/Earth Science, General	25	16	17	8
Physics, General	10	13	24	15
Physical Sciences, Other	-	2	5	1
Category total	48	72	73	53
Psychology.
Psychology, General	68	8	2	4
Clinical Psychology	-	-	11	11
Counseling Psychology	-	-	3	6
Developmental and Child Psychology	-	-	1	1
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	-	-	4	4
Social Psychology	-	-	-	-
Educational Psychology	-	-	9	13
Psychology, Other	-	-	2	1
Category total	68	8	32	40
Public administration and social service professions.
Public Administration	-	305	-	-
Social Work	-	385	11	11
Category total	-	690	11	11
Social sciences.
Social Sciences, General	-	-	-	1
Anthropology	34	24	10	26
Economics, General	190	17	23	15
International Relations and Affairs	-	377	-	-
Political Science and Government, General	177	47	24	14
Sociology	23	10	6	11
Urban Studies/Affairs	27	-	-	-
Social Sciences, Other	17	20	3	-
Category total	468	495	66	67
Visual and performing arts.
Dance, General	1	-	-	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	2	54	1	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	-	61	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	31	30	10	13
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	-	-	-	-
Music, General	15	2	3	3
Music Theory and Composition	-	-	-	1
Jazz/Jazz Studies	-	-	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	34	26	-	-
Category total	83	173	14	17
Health professions and related clinical sciences.
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	-	-	-	1
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)	-	-	-	69
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)	-	-	-	-
Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)	-	-	19	-
Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)	-	-	5	-
Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)	-	7	-	-
Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)	-	3	2	-
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)	-	3	-	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	-	-	-	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	-	-	-	-
Medicine (MD)	-	-	-	134
Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)	-	-	3	-
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)	178	-	-	-
Nursing, Other	-	172	5	23
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)	-	265	-	4
Environmental Health	-	33	3	7
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	-	48	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	-	-	-	46
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator	-	-	-	-
Medical Informatics	-	-	-	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	-	-	2	2
Category total	178	531	39	286
Business, management, marketing, and related support services.
Business Administration and Management, General	-	1093	9	21
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	-	14	-	-
Information Resources Management/CIO Training	-	47	-	-
Actuarial Science	-	13	-	-
Category total	-	1167	9	21
History
History, General	125	17	20	25
Category total	125	17	20	25
Grand total	1824	5401	660	1218

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116 St and Broadway, New York, New York

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