Columbia University
Undergraduate Admissions, 212 Hamilton Hall, MC 2807, 1130
Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027
212.854.2522
Adm. fax: 212.854.1209
WWW: http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions
Degrees Offered:
Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, First Professional
Fall 2005 Enrollment Undergraduate Total:
5,661 (Full-time: 3,078 men, 2,583 women; Part-time: n/a)
Fall 2005 Enrollment Graduate/First
Professional Total:
15,149 (Full-time: 12,764; Part-time: 2,385)
2006-2007 Tuition & Fees:
$35,164
2006-2007 Tuition:
$33,664
2006-2007 Room & Board:
$9,648 (average)
2006-2007 Room only:
$5,640
Application Deadlines for freshmen:
fall- January 1, early decision November 1; spring- n/a
Application Deadlines transfers:
fall- March 15; spring- n/a
Financial Aid Deadlines for freshmen:
January 1
Financial Aid Deadlines for transfers:
March 15
Application Requirements:
HS transcript; SAT or ACT; 3 SAT II subject tests; 3 letters of
reference; essay.
Campus Description:
Located in the world's most international city, Columbia
University offers to a diverse student body a broad and solid
foundation in the liberal arts, science, and engineering. Joint
degree programs also take full advantage of the University's
other divisions on the undergraduate and graduate level. The
pace and excitement of New York influences many aspects of life
on campus, but students nonetheless enjoy a residential
collegiate atmosphere on the 36-acre campus. Housing is
guaranteed for four years of undergraduate study.
Sports:
Varsity Sports, NCAA Division I: Women: archery,
basketball, crew, cross-country, fencing, field hockey, golf,
lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor
and outdoor track & field, volleyball. Men: baseball,
basketball, heavy & lightweight crew, cross-country, fencing,
football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, indoor and
outdoor track & field, wrestling.
Intramural Sports, Coed: basketball, flag football,
racquetball, shooting, soccer, softball, squash, swimming,
tennis, volleyball.
Club Sports: Women: rugby, ultimate water polo.
Men: lacrosse, rugby, ultimate water polo. Coed:
aikido, archery, badminton, ballroom & Latin dance team, boxing,
Brazilian jiu jitsu, capoeira, cricket, cross-country ski, cycle
racing, dance team, equestrian, floor hockey, go ju ryu, hiking,
hockey, Japan karate, judo, kayak, kraken-swim, masters swim,
rifle, road runners, sailing, shotokan karate, ski racing,
squash, table tennis, tae kwon do, volleyball, wing chun kung
fu, wing tsun kung-fu.
Clubs and Activities:
Columbia University offers hundreds of social, religious,
cultural, academic, athletic, political, literary,
pre-professional, public-service, Greek, and other
organizations. See http://www.columbia.edu/cu/groups.html
Fall 2005 Data
First-time, full-time student enrollment
profile:
| 97% enrolled in top quarter of HS class |
| 87% enrolled in top 10% of HS class |
| SAT verbal mid-point range: 670* to 760** |
| SAT math mid-point range: 670* to 780** |
*75% of the enrolled students scored at this
level or better.
**25% of the enrolled students scored at least this
or better.
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| ACT: LOW 28 HIGH 33 |
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| 93% have a high school GPA 3.0 or higher |
| 7% have a high school GPA 2.0-2.9 |
Campus Demographics:
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All Undergraduate Students |
All Graduate Students |
| % NYS Resident |
67% |
n/a |
| % Resident of other states |
25 % |
n/a |
| % International |
8 % |
n/a |
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| % Live on campus |
94 % |
n/a |
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| % American Indian / Alaska Native |
0.3 % |
0.26 % |
| % Asian / Pacific Islander |
17.86 % |
10.7 % |
| % Black/African American |
7.4 % |
4.8 % |
| % Hispanic/Latino |
7.9 % |
4.14 % |
| % International |
7.39 % |
25.76 % |
| % White, Non-Hispanic |
45.5 % |
38.34 % |
| % Unknown Race / Ethnicity |
13.65 % |
16 % |
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Average financial aid package for first
time, full-time undergraduate students with financial need:
$27547
Financial Aid Data From Year:
2005
Average amount of institutional non-need
scholarship/grant awarded to first time, full-time undergraduate
students:*
$0
*NON-need based scholarships and grants do not depend on
financial need and may be awarded for academic achievement, or
talent in athletics, music or other fields (merit awards).
Percent first time, full-time undergraduate
students who receive financial aid from any source (e.g.
federal, state institutional)
Source: IPEDS 2003 data: 59 %
Special Programs:
BA/JD; BA/MPA; BA/MIA; BA/BS in Engineering.
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