Applying to Columbia University in the City of New York

Columbia University's acceptance rate is 4% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 61,110 students applied and 2,444 were admitted to the school. Based on its acceptance rate, it is extremely hard to get into Columbia University. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 65% with 1,589 enrolled students out of 2,444 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,520 and the ACT score is 35 at Columbia University.

To apply to Columbia University, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Columbia University's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $85 for applying undergraduate school and $110 for graduate school at Columbia University in the City of New York. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$85
Graduate Application Fees	$110
Admission Information	www.columbia.edu/content/admissions
Online Application	https://www.columbia.edu/content/admissions-offices
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 4.00% and the yield is 65.02%. 25,463 men and 35,647 women applied to Columbia University and 1,273 men and 1,426 women students were accepted. Among them, 840 men and 913 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	61,110	25,463	35,647
Admitted	2,444	1,273	1,426
Enrolled	1,589	840	913
Acceptance Rate	4.00%	5.00%	4.00%
Yield	65.02%	65.99%	64.03%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 704 students (43% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 464 students (28%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 770 and the 25^th percentile is 720. The SAT Math score is 800 (75^th) and 750 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75^th percentile) and 34 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	720	770
SAT Math	750	800
ACT Composite	34	35
ACT Math	32	35
ACT English	35	36

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Columbia University in the City of New York are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,469, ACT: 98 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, High School Rank and High School Record (or Transcript). The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Columbia University in the City of New York.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Columbia University Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Recommended
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Recommended
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended