Also known as

  • Columbia University

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
28,443
55.5% Female
44.5% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
446
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
135
Doctoral Research
95
Doctoral Professional
6
Distance
2
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.12%
American Indian or Alaska Native
11.54%
Asian
4.53%
Black or African American
6.32%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
24.14%
White
2.21%
Two or more races
4.57%
Unknown
46.53%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$120
Admissions Office Web Address
www.columbia.edu/content/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$53,576

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
135
Master's (Distance)
2
Doctor's Degree Research
95
Doctor's Degree Professional
6
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
2
Post Master's Certificate
127
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Actuarial Science Master's Degree Yes No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Advanced General Dentistry Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
African Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
African-American/Black Studies Master's Degree Yes No
American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's Degree Yes No
Anatomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Architectural History and Criticism, General Master's Degree Yes No
Architecture Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Architecture and Related Services, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Astronomy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Behavioral Sciences Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biochemistry Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Bioethics/Medical Ethics Master's Degree Yes No
Bioinformatics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biomedical Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Biostatistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Biotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Business Statistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Cinematography and Film/Video Production Master's Degree Yes No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Clinical Psychology Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Communication and Media Studies, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Comparative Literature Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Computer Software and Media Applications, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Conservation Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Construction Management Master's Degree Yes No
Counseling Psychology Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Demography and Population Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Dental Clinical Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Dental Public Health and Education Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Dentistry Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Developmental and Child Psychology Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Digital Arts Master's Degree Yes No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Master's Degree Yes No
Dispute Resolution Master's Degree Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
East Asian Studies Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Ecology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Economics, General Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, General Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impa Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Educational Psychology Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Endodontics/Endodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Engineering Mechanics Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Environmental Health Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Environmental Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Epidemiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Finance, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
French Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
General Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Genetic Counseling/Counselor Master's Degree Yes No
Genetics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
German Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Gerontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Health Communication Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Health Policy Analysis Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Health Services Administration Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Historic Preservation and Conservation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
History, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree Yes No
Humanities/Humanistic Studies Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Industrial Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Information Technology Master's Degree Yes No
Information Technology Project Management Master's Degree Yes No
Insurance Master's Degree Yes Yes
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law Post Master's Certificate Yes No
International Law and Legal Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
International Public Health/International Health Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
International Relations and Affairs Master's Degree Yes No
Islamic Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Italian Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Jewish/Judaic Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Journalism Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Journalism, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Latin American Studies Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Library and Information Science Master's Degree Yes No
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Management Science Master's Degree Yes No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Materials Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Maternal and Child Health Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Mathematical Statistics and Probability Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics Teacher Education Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Medical Scientist Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Microbiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Mining and Mineral Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Music Theory and Composition Doctoral – Research Yes No
Music, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Near and Middle Eastern Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Neuroscience Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master's Degree Yes No
Nursing Practice Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Nursing Science Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Operations Research Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Organizational Leadership Master's Degree Yes No
Orthodontics/Orthodontology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pathology/Experimental Pathology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Periodontics/Periodontology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Physical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Physics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Physiology, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, General Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Psychology, Other Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Administration Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Public Health, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Real Estate Development Master's Degree Yes No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Religion/Religious Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Master's Degree Yes No
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Russian Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Psychology Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Social Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Sociology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
South Asian Studies Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Master's Degree Yes No
Statistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Visual and Performing Arts, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Western European Studies Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 7,289 4,683 2,606 0
With faculty status 4,683 4,683 0 0
Tenured 1,180 1,180 0 0
On tenure track 618 618 0 0
Not on tenure track 2,885 2,885 0 0
Multi-year contract 16 16 0 0
Annual contract 2,651 2,651 0 0
Less-than annual contract 218 218 0 0
Without faculty status 2,606 0 2,606 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
No
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average Tuition
$53,576
Financial aid office web address
sfs.columbia.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
No
Typical Room
$10,440
Typical Board
$6,360
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$53,576
Full time Fees$2,703
Part time, per credit hour$2,276

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramTuitionFees
Dentistry $93,380 $9,451
Law $78,444 $2,953
Medicine $70,884 $2,617

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
Yes
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
28,443
55.5% Female
44.5% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.12%
American Indian or Alaska Native
11.54%
Asian
4.53%
Black or African American
6.32%
Hispanic or Latino
0.05%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
24.14%
White
2.21%
Two or more races
4.57%
Unknown
46.53%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 7 26
Asian 1,337 1,946
Black Or African American 438 850
Hispanic Or Latino 674 1,123
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 5 9
Non-resident Alien 6,449 6,785
White 2,916 3,949
Two Or More Races 225 404
Unknown 598 702

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
11,596
43.2% Male
56.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
613
53.2% Male
46.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
865
40.1% Male
59.9% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
51
35.3% Male
64.7% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
1,319
34.8% Male
65.2% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
West 116 St and Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Phone
212-854-1754
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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