New York, NY. 340 fields, verified each cycle. from the Department of Education, the Common Data Set and the school's own bulletin, not scraped once and forgotten.
“Boston is the campus, for better and worse. No quad to sit on, no bubble to stay in. I loved it.”
Alum, 2024, College of Communication
“I was in a lab the second semester of sophomore year. Professors answer email here.”
Junior, Engineering
“The education is worth it. The cost is not the number on the website.”
Sophomore, College of Arts and Sciences
“Consulting and finance firms recruit through Questrom. Three internships before senior year.”
Senior, Questrom
“Four years of guaranteed housing in a city this expensive is the underrated benefit.”
Senior, College of Arts and Sciences
“Sixty of my sixty four credits transferred. Get the agreement in writing first.”
Transfer, 2025, Engineering
“My funding package covered five years. That decision was made for me before I arrived, and it changed everything.”
Doctoral candidate, Biology
“The clinical placements are in Boston hospitals. You are working with patients in your first year.”
Second year, Medicine
“My advisor has eleven students. Ask how many before you accept an offer anywhere.”
Doctoral candidate, Economics
“The part time law option let me keep working. Four years instead of three, no debt.”
Third year, Law
“Teaching load is two sections a term. Budget for that when you plan your dissertation timeline.”
Doctoral candidate, English
“Master of Public Health placement was strong. Career services is thinner than the undergraduate side.”
Supplemental prompt
100 wordsOptional: You may use the space below to list any additional results or predicted scores from academic examinations you have taken or plan to take. These exams may include International Baccalaureate, A Levels, school leaving exams/certificates, AIME, AMC 10, national exams or other results you would like for us to consider. Many students will not have additional information to share. If this is the case, the space below should be left blank.
Supplemental prompt
100 wordsList a selection of texts, resources and outlets that have contributed to your intellectual development outside of academic courses, including but not limited to books, journals, websites, podcasts, essays, plays, presentations, videos, museums and other content that you enjoy. Your response should be a list of items separated by commas or semicolons. Items do not have to be numbered or in any specific order. It is not necessary to italicize or underline titles of books or other publications. No author names, subtitles or explanatory remarks are needed.
Supplemental prompt
150 wordsTell us about an aspect of your life so far or your lived experience that is important to you, and describe how it has shaped the way you would learn from and contribute to Columbia's multidimensional and collaborative environment.
Supplemental prompt
150 wordsAt Columbia, students representing a wide range of perspectives are invited to live and learn together. In such a community, questions and debates naturally arise. Please describe a time when you did not agree with someone and discuss how you engaged with them and what you took away from the interaction.
Supplemental prompt
150 wordsIn college/university, students are often challenged in ways that they could not anticipate. Please describe a situation in which you have navigated through adversity and discuss how you changed as a result.
Supplemental prompt
150 wordsWhy are you interested in attending Columbia University? We encourage you to consider the aspect(s) that you find unique and compelling about Columbia.
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