Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 1,443 students out of 1,515 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Columbia University in the City of New York.
By gender, 713 male and 730 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 90.69% (private (not-for-profit) Research University with very high research activity).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total1,5151,44395.25%
Men75471394.56%
Women76173095.93%
Columbia University in the City of New York graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Columbia University in the City of New York.
  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 85.71%
  • Asian: 97.63%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 93.86%
  • Hispanic: 92.75%
  • White: 94.86%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
  • Two or More Race: 94.57%
  • Unknown: 98.55%
Columbia University in the City of New York graduation rate by race
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native85.71%(6/7) 100.00%(2/2) 80.00%(4/5)
Asian97.63%(288/295) 97.46%(115/118) 97.74%(173/177)
Black (Non-Hispanic)93.86%(107/114) 93.62%(44/47) 94.03%(63/67)
Hispanic92.75%(179/193) 91.00%(91/100) 94.62%(88/93)
White94.86%(480/506) 93.31%(265/284) 96.85%(215/222)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander100.00%(1/1) - 100.00%(1/1)
Two or More Race94.57%(87/92) 100.00%(41/41) 90.20%(46/51)
Unknown98.55%(68/69) 97.67%(42/43) 100.00%(26/26)

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At Columbia University, the transfer-out rate is 0.99%.
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
Columbia University's retention rate is 98% for full-time students and 83 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 95.28%.
Retention Rates at Columbia University in the City of New York

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Columbia University in the City of New York, 227 of 238 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 95.38%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
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