Columbia is approximately 51% male and 49% female between the two undergraduate schools.
How many students live on campus?
Columbia undergraduate students are guaranteed housing for all four years. Nearly all undergraduates live on campus all four years.
What is the international population at Columbia?
Including the entire University, Columbia has the fifith largest number of international students of any college or university in the U.S.
Among the undergraduate students in the 2011 fall entering class:
Among all undergraduates:
For more information on international programs and services, please visit the Office of International Students and Scholars website.
What is the percentage of international students on campus?
17% of the undergraduate student body brings an international perspective to campus. For more information on international programs and services, please visit A Global Community section of our website.
How many students attend Columbia?
Undergraduate enrollment is approximately 4,500 in Columbia College and 1,500 in The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.
What is the percentage of students of color on campus?
Over 50% of our undergraduate student body identify themselves as students of color, and diversity has long been recognized as one of Columbia’s hallmarks. Recently, Black Enterprise Magazine ranked Columbia as the top Ivy League university for African American students. Hispanic Magazine ranked Columbia as one of the top ten colleges in America for Latino/a students. The Office of Multicultural Affairs exists as a resource to respond to the needs of a diverse undergraduate student body and aims to promote an inclusive university climate and to prepare students to succeed in a heterogeneous and ever-changing society.
What is the female to male ratio at Columbia?
Columbia is approximately 51% male and 49% female between the two undergraduate schools.
I am interested in speaking with a current student, is this possible?
Current student leaders in the Undergraduate, Multicultural and Global Recruitment Committees welcome your questions. To speak with a student directly, please email one of the following addresses: urcinfo@columbia.edu, mrcinfo@columbia.edu or grcinfo@columbia.edu. You may also reach out to prospective students via our Undergraduate Admissions page on Facebook.
Where do students come from?
Students come from all 50 states and over 90 countries. The states sending the greatest number of students are New York, California, New Jersey, Florida and Connecticut. The highest sending international countries are South Korea, Canada, China, India and United Kingdom. Visit our Admissions Statistics page for more detail.