Salutatorian
A Salutatorian is typically judged to be the second most worthy degree candidate in his or her school's respective graduating class by GPA and other measures.
List of Columbia College salutatorians
- 2024: Mrinalini Sisodia Wadhwa
- 2023: Anthony Ozerov
- 2022: William Ingalls
- 2021: Sofia Montrone
- 2020: Ariana Mao
- 2019: Jessica Bai
- 2018: Hannah Bender
- 2017: Hui Yu Wong
- 2016: Zoe Poll
- 2015: Stephanie Gergoudis
- 2014: Samuel Walker
- 2013: Yoshiaki Ko
- 2012: Zachary Levine
- 2011: Elizabeth Lyon
- 2010: Jeff Spear
- 2009: Mollie Schwartz
- 2008: Julia Kalow
- 2007: Nick Klagge
- 2006: Julia DiBenigno
- 2005: Alexander Prescott-Couch
- 2004: Tienmu Ma
- 2003: Denise De Las Nueces
- 2002: Daniel Immerwahr
- 2001: Lauren Monacell
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- 1882: Nicholas Murray Butler (also listed in some sources as valedictorian)