Columbia University
2022-23
The 2022-23 Common Data Set for Columbia University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. See the school's page for these reports. This archive discovered the file on Apr 18, 2026. The school did not send Last-Modified and the file has no embedded date. Subscribe via RSS.
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General Information
2 TABLESMain Phone Number (Area Code)212
Main Phone Number:854-1754
WWW Home Page Address:www.columbia.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):212
Admissions Phone Number:854-2772
Admissions Email Address:gs-admit@columbia.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://admissions.gs.columbia.edu/apply/
Enrollment And Persistence
4 TABLESB2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
| Measure | First-time first-year | Degree-seeking undergraduates | Total undergraduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidents | 26 | 600 | Not reported |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1 | 251 | Not reported |
| Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 1 | 110 | Not reported |
| White, non-Hispanic | 37 | 903 | Not reported |
| American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic | 0 | 2 | Not reported |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 6 | 229 | Not reported |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic | 0 | 3 | Not reported |
| Two or more races, non-Hispanic | 1 | 92 | Not reported |
| Race and/or ethnicity unknown | 5 | 44 | Not reported |
| Total | 77 | 2234 | Not reported |
B3 degrees awarded
Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
| Measure | Number awarded |
|---|---|
| Certificate/diploma | Not reported |
| Associate degrees | Not reported |
| Bachelor's degrees | Not reported |
| Postbachelor's certificates | Not reported |
| Master's degrees | 9372 |
| Post-master's certificates | 1037 |
| Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship | 498 |
| Doctoral degrees, professional practice | 847 |
| Doctoral degrees, other | Not reported |
B4 current graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
| Measure | Pell Grant | Subsidized Stafford, no Pell | Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial cohort | 8 | 6 | 92 | 106 |
| Did not persist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final cohort | 8 | 6 | 92 | 106 |
| Completed in less than four years | 4 | 3 | 75 | 82 |
| Completed in less than five years | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Completed in less than six years | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Total completers | 7 | 5 | 85 | 97 |
| Six-year graduation rate | 88% | 83% | 92% | 92% |
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
| Measure | Pell Grant | Subsidized Stafford, no Pell | Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial cohort | 9 | 1 | 76 | 86 |
| Did not persist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final cohort | 9 | 1 | 76 | 86 |
| Completed in less than four years | 8 | 0 | 54 | 62 |
| Completed in less than five years | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Completed in less than six years | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total completers | 9 | 1 | 73 | 83 |
| Six-year graduation rate | 100% | 100% | 96% | 97% |
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates
Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
| Measure | Current cohort | Previous cohort |
|---|---|---|
| Initial cohort | Not reported | Not reported |
| Did not persist | Not reported | Not reported |
| Final cohort | Not reported | Not reported |
| Completed program in less than two years | Not reported | Not reported |
| Completed program in less than two years at 150% time | 150 | Not reported |
| Completed program in less than four years | Not reported | Not reported |
| Completed program in less than four years at 150% time | Not reported | Not reported |
| Transfers out | Not reported | Not reported |
| Transfers to two-year institutions | Not reported | Not reported |
| Transfers to four-year institutions | Not reported | Not reported |
B22 first-year retention
First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Entering cohort | Not reported |
| Still enrolled next fall | Not reported |
| Retention rate | 94% |
First-Time, First-Year Admission
4 TABLESC1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
| Measure | Males | Females | Unknown sex | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | 266 | 238 | Not reported | 504 |
| Admitted | 87 | 62 | Not reported | 149 |
| Enrolled | 26 | 5 | Not reported | 31 |
| Enrolled full-time | 26 | 5 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Enrolled part-time | 23 | 23 | Not reported | Not reported |
C7 basis for selection
Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
| Measure | Very important | Important | Considered | Not considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of secondary school record | Yes | — | — | — |
| Class rank | — | Yes | — | — |
| Academic GPA | Yes | — | — | — |
| Standardized test scores | Yes | — | — | — |
| Application essay | Yes | — | — | — |
| Recommendations | — | Yes | — | — |
| Interview | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Extracurricular activities | — | Yes | — | — |
| Talent or ability | — | Yes | — | — |
| Character and personal qualities | Yes | — | — | — |
| First generation | Yes | — | — | — |
| Alumni relation | — | — | Yes | — |
| Geographical residence | — | — | Yes | — |
| State residency | — | — | Yes | — |
| Religious affiliation or commitment | — | — | — | Yes |
| Volunteer work | — | — | Yes | — |
| Work experience | Yes | — | — | — |
| Level of applicant interest | Yes | — | — | — |
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
| Measure | Percent | Number |
|---|---|---|
| SAT | 23 | 18 |
| ACT | 10 | 8 |
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
| Measure | 25th percentile | 50th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT composite | 1470 | 1495 | 1530 |
| SAT evidence-based reading and writing | 703 | 735 | 750 |
| SAT math | 763 | 780 | 790 |
| ACT composite | 32 | 34 | 34 |
| ACT math | 30 | 34 | 35 |
| ACT English | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| ACT Writing | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| ACT Science | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| ACT Reading | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80083
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69917
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-299100
SAT Math: 700-800100
SAT Math: 600-6990
SAT Math: 200-299100
SAT Composite: 1400-160094
SAT Composite: 1200-13996
SAT Composite: 400-599100
ACT Composite: 30-3687.5
ACT Composite: 24-2912.5
ACT Composite: Below 6100
Percent who had GPA below 1.0100
If yes, maximum period of postponement:Two semesters before reapply
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESD2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
| Measure | Males | Females | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied | 681 | 603 | Not reported | 1284 |
| Admitted | 379 | 343 | Not reported | 722 |
| Enrolled | 218 | 183 | Not reported | 401 |
Fall Closing Date: Month15
Spring Closing Date: Month1
Fall Reply Date: Month1
Spring Rpely Date: Month1
Spring Reply Date: Day15
Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:2
Fall Closing Date:Day15
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Fall Reply Date: Day1
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:64
Student Life
2 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)84%
Percent who live off campus or commute69%
Percent of students age 25 and older12%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)66%
Percent who live off campus or commute70%
Percent of students age 25 and older54%
Average age of full-time students23
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21
Average age of full-time students26
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)27
Annual Expenses
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G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
| Measure | First-year | All undergraduates |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Not reported | Not reported |
| Tuition: in-district | Not reported | Not reported |
| Tuition: in-state | Not reported | Not reported |
| Tuition: out-of-state | Not reported | Not reported |
| Tuition: nonresident | Not reported | Not reported |
| Required fees | 3425 | 2920 |
| Food and housing, on-campus | Not reported | Not reported |
| Housing only, on-campus | Not reported | Not reported |
| Food only, on-campus meal plan | Not reported | Not reported |
| Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing | Not reported | Not reported |
| Other | Not reported | Not reported |
NONRESIDENTS:$2,102
Financial Aid
9 TABLESH2A non-need-based aid
Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
| Measure | First-year full-time | All undergraduates full-time | All undergraduates less-than-full-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional non-need grant recipients | 5 | Not reported | 45 |
| Average institutional non-need grant | 4000 | Not reported | 6114 |
| Athletic grant recipients | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Average athletic grant | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Academic Year2022-2023 estimated
Federal$4,990,833
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$176,790
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$32,139,346
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$11,846,174
Total Scholarships/Grants$49,153,143
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$16,180,319
Federal Work-Study$1,872,874
Total Self-Help$18,053,193
Parent Loans$733,726
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$268,959
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$0
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$2,673,855
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$3,082,479
Total Scholarships/Grants$5,756,334
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$4,316,476
Total Self-Help$4,316,476
Parent Loans$560,193
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$304,063
H2 students awarded aid
Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
| Measure | First-year full-time | All undergraduates full-time | All undergraduates less-than-full-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree-seeking undergraduates | 31 | Not reported | 609 |
| Applied for need-based aid | 22 | Not reported | 375 |
| Determined to have financial need | 17 | Not reported | 324 |
| Awarded any aid | 17 | Not reported | 321 |
| Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid | 17 | Not reported | 317 |
| Awarded need-based self-help aid | 6 | Not reported | 215 |
| Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid | 2 | Not reported | 26 |
| Need fully met | 2 | Not reported | 29 |
| Average percentage of need met | 61.4 | Not reported | 56.4 |
| Average financial aid package | 42457 | Not reported | 29.405 |
| Average need-based scholarship or grant | 39465 | Not reported | 24106 |
| Average need-based self-help award | 5500 | Not reported | 6730 |
| Average need-based loan | 3500 | Not reported | 4921 |
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.119
H5 student loans
Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
| Measure | Number in class | Percent of class | Average per borrower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any loan program | 39 | 32.8 | 39946 |
| Federal loan programs | 37 | 31.1 | 26712 |
| Institutional loan programs | 1 | 0.8 | 33378 |
| State loan programs | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Private student loans | 8 | 6.7 | 67024 |
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$10,028,975
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If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? ☐ Yes ☑ No The information provided is accurate and complete to the best of our knowledge, as derived from available records relied on by the University. 38 Common Data Set 2022–23
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESI1 instructional faculty
Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
| Measure | Full-time | Part-time | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total instructional faculty | 1651 | 1619 | 3270 |
| Members of minority groups | 479 | 412 | 891 |
| Females | 635 | 693 | 1328 |
| Males | 1016 | 923 | 1939 |
| Nonresidents | 129 | 35 | 164 |
| Doctorate or other terminal degree | 1581 | 908 | 2489 |
| Master's, but not terminal master's | 23 | 548 | 571 |
| Bachelor's degree | 43 | 153 | 196 |
| Unknown or other highest degree | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| Stand-alone graduate/professional programs | 436 | 1010 | 1446 |
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio6
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
| Measure | Class sections | Class subsections |
|---|---|---|
| 2-9 students | 356 | Not reported |
| 10-19 students | 791 | Not reported |
| 20-29 students | 378 | Not reported |
| 30-39 students | 98 | Not reported |
| 40-49 students | 73 | Not reported |
| 50-99 students | 188 | Not reported |
| 100+ students | 104 | Not reported |
| Total | 1988 | Not reported |
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred
1 TABLEJ degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
| Measure | Certificate/diploma | Associate | Bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Natural resources and conservation | Not reported | Not reported | 0.20% |
| Architecture | Not reported | Not reported | 0.40% |
| Area, ethnic, and gender studies | Not reported | Not reported | 2.43% |
| Communication/journalism | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Communication technologies | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Computer and information sciences | Not reported | Not reported | 10.93% |
| Personal and culinary services | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Education | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Engineering | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Engineering technologies | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | Not reported | Not reported | 3.24% |
| Family and consumer sciences | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Law/legal studies | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| English | Not reported | Not reported | 7.09% |
| Liberal arts/general studies | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Library science | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Biological/life sciences | Not reported | Not reported | 6.28% |
| Mathematics and statistics | Not reported | Not reported | 2.43% |
| Military science and military technologies | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Interdisciplinary studies | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Parks and recreation | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Philosophy and religious studies | Not reported | Not reported | 3.44% |
| Theology and religious vocations | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Physical sciences | Not reported | Not reported | 1.62% |
| Science technologies | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Psychology | Not reported | Not reported | 9.31% |
| Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Public administration and social services | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Social sciences | Not reported | Not reported | 38.26% |
| Construction trades | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Mechanic and repair technologies | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Precision production | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Transportation and materials moving | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Visual and performing arts | Not reported | Not reported | 5.87% |
| Health professions and related programs | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Business/marketing | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| History | Not reported | Not reported | 4.86% |
| Other | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Total | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
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