Columbia University.
New York, New York · Private · Urban campus
A mid-sized private university in New York, NY, with an urban campus. It admits 4% of applicants.
- Admit rate
- 4%
- Undergraduates
- 9,911
- Cost a year, before aid
- $99,774
- Average after aid, US families
- $21,590
- Graduate within 6 years
- 96%
- International students
- 20%
- Median earnings, 10 years on
- $102,491
Most popular majors
Share of graduates in each field.
- Social Sciences27%
- Computer Science16%
- Engineering12%
- Biology & Biomedical Sciences7%
- English Language & Literature5%
- Visual & Performing Arts5%
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