Columbia University in the City of New York Computer Science Programs

Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Columbia University in the City of New York?

Contact details for Columbia are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	West 116 St And Broadway, New York, NY 10027
Phone:	212-854-1754
Website:	www.columbia.edu

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How Do I Get Into Columbia?

You can apply to Columbia online at: https://www.columbia.edu/content/admissions-offices

Admission Requirements for Columbia

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Columbia?

The acceptance rate at Columbia is 4%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 5%, and the acceptance rate for women is 3%.

Average Test Scores

About 44% of students accepted to Columbia submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 730 and 780. Math scores were between 760 and 800.

Columbia received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 32 and 0. Composite scores were between 34 and 35.

Can I Afford Columbia University in the City of New York?

The overall average net price of Columbia is $50,557. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Columbia, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $13,338 a year. That adds up to $53,352 over four years for those students.

Columbia University in the City of New York Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,832 undergraduate students at Columbia, with 8,161 being full-time and 671 being part-time.

There are also 24,944 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,161 full-time undergraduates at Columbia, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbia University in the City of New York students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,447
Black or African American	605
Hispanic or Latino	1,213
White	2,459
International Students	1,529
Other Races/Ethnicities	908

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia University in the City of New York. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 144 countries are represented at Columbia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Columbia University in the City of New York

In 2022-2023, 4,953 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Columbia has changed over the last few years.

Columbia University in the City of New York Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	357	17	361	13	748
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	400	0	400
Information Technology Project Management	0	0	95	0	95
Information Technology	0	0	17	0	17
General Information Science	10	0	0	0	10
Other Computer Software & Media Applications	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	367	17	873	13	1,270

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

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