Applying to Columbia University in the City of New York

The acceptance rate at Columbia University in the City of New York was 5.45% - 42,823 students were applied and 2,332 were admitted to the school. Based on the rate, it is extremely hard to get into Columbia University. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 63% where 1,465 out of 2,332 admitted students were enrolled.

The average SAT score is 1,505 and the ACT score is 34 at Columbia University.

Below tables and charts analyze Columbia University 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, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 5.45% and the yield is 62.82%. 19,362 men and 23,461 women applied to Columbia University and 1,152 men and 1,180 women students were accepted. Among them, 716 men and 749 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2019). 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	42,823	19,362	23,461
Admitted	2,332	1,152	1,180
Enrolled	1,465	716	749
Acceptance Rate	5.45%	5.95%	5.03%
Yield	62.82%	62.15%	63.47%

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2019-2020, 936 students (65% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 644 students (45%) 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 700. The SAT Math score is 800 (75^th) and 740 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75^th percentile) and 33 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	700	770
SAT Math	740	800
ACT Composite	33	35
ACT Math	31	35
ACT English	34	36

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Columbia University in the City of New York are competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,462, ACT: 97 - Private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program 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	Required
TOEFL	Recommended
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended