Admissions
See the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for CC/SEAS.
See the Columbia Statistical Abstract for Admissions and Enrollment statistics from the last 3 years for all divisions of Columbia University.
- Columbia College accepts approximately every 1 in 11 applicants.[1]
- SEAS accepts approximately every 1 in 5.5 applicants.[1]
- Barnard College accepts approximately every 1 in 3.5 applicants.[1]
- General Studies accepts approximately every 1 in 2 applicants. [2]
Columbia therefore remains less selective than Wal-Mart.[3]
Even though Columbia accepts all of these people, not all of them matriculate.
Contents
Admissions statistics for the class of 2011:
Early Decision
Columbia College:
Total applicants: 2,011 Applicants accepted: 454 Applicants deferred: 670 Applicants rejected: 887 Acceptance rate: 22.6%
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences:
Total applicants: 418 Applicants accepted: 140 Applicants deferred: 113 Applicants rejected: 165 Acceptance rate: 33.5%
Total:
Total applicants: 2429 Applicants accepted: 594 Applicants deferred: 783 Applicants rejected: 1052 Acceptance rate: 24.5%
Regular Decision
Columbia College:
Total applicants: 16,070 Applicants accepted: 1,164 Applicants rejected: 14,906 Acceptance rate: 7.2%
Applicants matriculated: 563 Matriculation rate: 48.4%
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences:
Total applicants: 2,844 Applicants accepted: 452 Applicants rejected: 2,392 Acceptance rate: 15.9%
Applicants matriculated: 175 Matriculation rate: 38.7%
Total:
Total applicants: 18,914 Applicants accepted: 1,616 Applicants rejected: 17,298 Acceptance rate: 8.5%
Applicants matriculated: 738 Matriculation rate: 45.7%
Total
= Columbia College
Total applicants: 18,081 Applicants accepted: 1,647 Applicants rejected: 16,434 Acceptance rate: 9.1%
Applicants matriculated: 1,017 Matriculation rate: 61.7%
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Total applicants: 3,262 Applicants accepted: 608 Applicants rejected: 2,654 Acceptance rate: 18.6%
Applicants matriculated: 315 Matriculation rate: 51.8%
Total
Total applicants: 21,343 Applicants accepted: 2,255 Applicants rejected: 19,088 Acceptance rate: 10.6%
Applicants matriculated: 1,332 Matriculation rate: 59.1%
Test scores
Columbia University
Middle 50% of students:
SAT Critical Reading: 660 - 760 SAT Math: 670 - 780 SAT Writing: 660 - 750 ACT Composite: 28 - 33
Average SAT score: 2140 Average ACT score: 31
Middle 50% of accepted applicants:
SAT Math + Critical Reading: 1380 - 1530
Average SAT score: 1460 (~2180)
