Columbia University in the City of New York (Columbia University) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in New York, NY.
It offers 368 graduate programs - 136 Master's, 102 Doctorate, 2 Post-bachelor's, and 128 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $57,973.
A total of 26,009 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 35,173 students at Columbia University. Columbia University offers online graduate programs and 1,495 out of 26,009 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Columbia University have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Columbia Law School and Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. In addition, you can find Columbia University's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $57,973. It offers 368 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Columbia University in the City of New York |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | West 116 St and Broadway, New York, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 26,168 students
1,495 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $57,973 |
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| Student to Faculty | 6:1 (16.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 368 Graduate Programs
136 Master's, 102 Doctorate, 130 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Columbia University in the City of New York
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Columbia University in the City of New York with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $57,973 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,370.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $55,184 |
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| Fees | $2,789 |
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| Cost per Credit | $2,370 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,440 |
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| Room & Board | $17,580 (On-Campus) / $18,802 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,508 (On-Campus) / $2,552 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $78,501 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $80,767 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $51,194 | $52,924 | $54,627 | $56,279 | $57,973 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Columbia University in the City of New York offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 368 major areas - 136 Master's (2 online programs), 102 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelor's, 128 Post-Master's. 10,423 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,606 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 10,423 | 1,606 | 64 | 1,159 |
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| Men | 4,375 | 764 | 23 | 413 |
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| Women | 6,048 | 842 | 41 | 746 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Foreign Languages and Literatures | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Linguistics | |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Comparative Literature | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
18 |
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| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
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NOT OFFER |
3 |
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| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 16 |
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NOT OFFER |
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| German Language and Literature | |
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NOT OFFER |
3 |
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| French Language and Literature | |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Italian Language and Literature | |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Spanish Language and Literature | |
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NOT OFFER |
3 |
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| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | 10 |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
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NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Columbia University graduate schools have a total of 26,168 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 11,521 male and 14,647 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 20,328 full-time and 5,840 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,495 students enrolled through online exclusively and 2,455 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 6,016 White, 1,204 Black, and 3,010 Asian students are attending at Columbia University in the City of New York. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
669 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,033 students are older than 65. It has 20,099 students aged between 22 and 30 and 4,208 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 26,168 |
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| Men | 11,521 |
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| Women | 14,647 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 26,168 |
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| Full-time Students | 20,328 |
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| Part-time Students | 5,840 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 26,168 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 31 |
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| Asian | 3,010 |
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| Black | 1,204 |
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| Hispanic | 1,614 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 18 |
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| White | 6,016 |
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| Two or more races | 608 |
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| Un-Known | 1,525 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 26,168 |
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| 21 & Under | 669 |
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| 22-24 | 10,863 |
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| 25-29 | 9,236 |
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| 30-34 | 3,104 |
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| 35-39 | 1,104 |
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| 40 & Over | 1,033 |
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Online Population
At Columbia University in the City of New York graduate schools, 1,495 students enrolled online exclusively and 2,455 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 26,009 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,495 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2,455 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 22,059 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,495 |
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| New York Resident | 559 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 860 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 76 |
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