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Watching over Low Plaza is Alma Mater, a bronze sculpture by Daniel Chester French, famous for his statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Alma Mater is also the subject of many Columbia legends, including that the first student in every new class to find the hidden owl on the statue will be the class valedictorian.

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Regular Decision Application Tracking Now Available

Admissions online document tracking for Regular Decision First-Year applicants is now available.

Estimate Your Net Cost using the MyinTuition Calculator

An education at Columbia is more affordable than you think. The MyinTuition tool can help you anticipate your college costs and estimate your eligibility for need-based scholarships. 

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19 Columbians Make Forbes' "30 Under 30" List for 2020

Congratulations to the 19 Columbians who secured a coveted spot on the Forbes "30 Under 30" list for 2020!

Columbia Supports Undergraduate Well-Being through Live Well | Learn Well Initiative

Live Well | Learn Well aims to create a campus culture that values and promotes individual well-being and a healthy community for undergraduates at Columbia University, and offers a website that serves as a resource for students.

Art of Engineering for First-Year Students

Learn about the five pillars of the Art of Engineering course for first-year Columbia Engineering students.

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The Columbia University Visitors Center offers information sessions and campus tours for prospective students and families. Prospective students and families visiting Columbia’s campus can also use our mobile-friendly virtual tour as a supplement to self-guided tours.

"A Doubled Magic" Television Spot

Aired during televised Columbia Lions football games, this video is based on the words of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Herman Wouk (CC '34).

Columbia Art Installation Discusses Climate Change

A centerpiece of Columbia’s Year of Water programming is WATERLICHT, a site-wide, large-scale light installation by Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde. Propelled by LED lights and lenses, WATERLICHT illuminates the power and poetry of water, while bringing awareness to both the overabundance and scarcity of Earth’s most precious resource.

Admissions and Financial Aid Policies for Undocumented Students

Undocumented students applying to Columbia College and Columbia Engineering will now be eligible for the same need-blind admissions and financial aid policies as US Citizens and permanent residents.

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