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Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The location of Columbia is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

8,478 Master's Degrees
1,502 Doctor's Degrees

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Columbia University in the City of New York Rankings

Columbia landed the #59 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,069 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Columbia also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Columbia has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#55 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#64 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#90 Best Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Columbia.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Historic Preservation Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#58 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Columbia has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#5 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools College Factual
#8 Best Psychology Schools College Factual
#13 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual
#87 Best Schools Course Advisor

Where Is Columbia University in the City of New York?

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Contact details for Columbia are given below.

Contact Details
Address: West 116 St And Broadway, New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212-854-1754
Website: www.columbia.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/columbia
Twitter: https://twitter.com/columbia

Columbia University in the City of New York Graduate Student Diversity

21,987 Graduate Students
55% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 21,987 graduate students at Columbia, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Columbia University in the City of New York graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,534
Black or African American 974
Hispanic or Latino 1,378
White 6,567
International Students 9,045
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,489

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Columbia University in the City of New York. At this time, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 144 countries are represented at Columbia. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Columbia University in the City of New York

25,843 Took All Classes Online
28,177 Took At Least One Class Online
1,024.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 28,177 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Columbia has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 58th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Columbia

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at Columbia University in the City of New York was $44,176 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Columbia is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Materials Sciences #4 #4
Biomedical Engineering #10 #10
Operations Research #10 #10
Applied Mathematics #10 #10
Chemical Engineering #31 #31
Environmental Engineering #31 #31
Physical Sciences #33 #33
Mathematics & Statistics #55 #55
Computer Science #70 #70
Civil Engineering #70 #70
Industrial Engineering #75 #75

Online Affordability Rankings of Columbia

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at Columbia University in the City of New York was $51,194 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Columbia is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Chemical Engineering #1 #1
Operations Research #1 #1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics #1 #1
Materials Sciences #1 #1
Biomedical Engineering #4 #4
Applied Mathematics #4 #4
Dispute Resolution #4 #4
Environmental Engineering #7 #7
Civil Engineering #10 #10
Industrial Engineering #13 #13
Mechanical Engineering #13 #13
Physical Sciences #13 #13
Mathematics & Statistics #17 #17
Electrical Engineering #22 #22
Computer Science #31 #31
Social Work #39 #39

Online Growth Rankings of Columbia

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Columbia University in the City of New York was 1,024.8%. This is the #81 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Columbia regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Columbia ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Columbia.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Computer & Information Sciences #1
Computer Science #1
Biomedical Engineering #1
Chemical Engineering #1
Civil Engineering #1
Electrical Engineering #1
Environmental Engineering #1
Industrial Engineering #1
Operations Research #1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics #1
Applied Mathematics #1
Dispute Resolution #1
Materials Sciences #1
Social Work #1
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #2
Engineering #4
Mechanical Engineering #4
Mathematics & Statistics #4
Physical Sciences #4
Health Professions #9
Public Administration & Social Service #10

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Columbia University in the City of New York Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 1,592 9 1,601
Public Health 275 340 10 625
Statistics 17 594 7 618
Computer Science 24 500 22 546
Nursing 95 269 146 510
Social Work 8 487 6 501
Computer Information Systems 0 500 0 500
Law 0 0 460 460
Public Administration 0 374 0 374
Operations Research 13 320 9 342
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 76 158 17 251
Electrical Engineering 25 166 22 213
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 38 140 12 190
Economics 19 131 26 176
Mechanical Engineering 7 137 13 157
International Relations & National Security 0 156 0 156
Medicine 0 0 155 155
Journalism 9 133 0 142
Biomedical Engineering 21 91 18 130
Civil Engineering 8 111 7 126
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 55 68 123
Sustainability Science 5 110 5 120
Industrial Engineering 2 116 0 118
Information Technology 0 106 0 106
Business Administration & Management 34 60 11 105
Legal Research 10 94 1 105
Writing Studies 0 97 0 97
Dentistry 0 0 94 94
Communication & Media Studies 3 84 5 92
Nutrition Science 4 84 3 91
Chemical Engineering 13 63 9 85
History 14 53 18 85
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 84 0 84
Natural Resources Conservation 0 79 0 79
Liberal Arts General Studies 72 6 0 78
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 76 0 76
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 75 0 75
Health & Physical Education 4 67 0 71
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 70 0 70
General English Literature 22 21 23 66
Chemistry 21 29 15 65
Political Science & Government 19 33 13 65
Geological & Earth Sciences 17 26 21 64
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33 0 27 60
Fine & Studio Arts 14 37 9 60
General Biology 17 20 21 58
Area Studies 7 50 0 57
Urban & Regional Planning 5 42 8 55
Romance Languages 9 28 10 47
Other Social Sciences 2 45 0 47
Anthropology 12 23 11 46
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 18 13 13 44
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 19 10 14 43
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 28 15 0 43
East Asian Languages 7 26 9 42
Applied Mathematics 3 32 5 40
Physics 11 16 12 39
Mathematics 14 12 12 38
Music 12 11 14 37
Dispute Resolution 0 35 0 35
Drama & Theater Arts 2 30 3 35
Materials Sciences 1 30 3 34
Construction Management 0 33 0 33
Classical Languages & Literature 11 18 3 32
Biotechnology 0 31 0 31
Environmental Engineering 7 21 3 31
Engineering Physics 5 17 6 28
Religious Studies 4 15 8 27
Philosophy 4 13 9 26
Other Visual Art 0 26 0 26
Child Development & Psychology 10 9 5 24
Sociology 4 15 5 24
General Social Sciences 3 18 0 21
Special Education 10 0 10 20
Genetics 5 5 6 16
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 6 5 5 16
Computer Engineering 0 16 0 16
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 16 0 0 16
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 5 7 4 16
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 2 13 1 16
Public Relations & Advertising 14 0 0 14
Teacher Education Subject Specific 8 0 6 14
Historic Preservation 0 13 0 13
Astronomy & Astrophysics 4 4 5 13
Other Psychology 6 0 7 13
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 5 4 2 11
Other Education 9 2 0 11
Germanic Languages 5 2 4 11
Real Estate Development 0 10 0 10
Other Physical Science 5 2 3 10
Education Philosophy 5 0 4 9
Architectural History 0 7 0 7
Medical Science 7 0 0 7
Behavioral Science 3 0 4 7
Gerontology 7 0 0 7
General Architecture 4 0 2 6
Pharmacology & Toxicology 3 2 1 6
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 5 0 5
Ethnic Studies 0 3 0 3
General Education 0 0 2 2
General Psychology 2 0 0 2
Educational Administration 0 0 1 1
Public Policy 1 0 0 1
Landscape Architecture 0 0 0 0
Architecture (Other) 0 0 0 0
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 0
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0 0 0
Engineering Mechanics 0 0 0 0
Metallurgical Engineering 0 0 0 0
Mining Engineering 0 0 0 0
Nuclear Engineering 0 0 0 0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 0 0 0 0
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 0
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,269 8,478 1,502 11,249

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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