Columbia by the Numbers
≈310,000
University alumni network
60,000+
Undergraduate alumni
First
gay-rights advocacy group on any college campus
500+
clubs and organizations – the most interesting, rewarding, close-knit and fun Columbia micro-communities
100+
service and research partnerships across New York City
40+
religious/spiritual campus organizations
60+
social justice, service and student-led initiatives, clubs and organizations
13
environmental and outdoor clubs
First
African American advocacy group on a multi-racial campus in the U.S.
$58,558
the amount of grants and scholarships in the average Columbia financial aid package
150+
study-abroad programs through the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement
18%
of Columbia students are the first generation in their families to go to college
4th
largest international student population of any US university
$174 Million
awarded in financial aid grants
22
libraries
20+
residence halls
95%
of all undergraduates live on campus all four years; housing is guaranteed for all four years
6,000
undergraduates; one of the most diverse student bodies in the country
1000s
of internships offered through the Center of Career Education
> $1 million
awarded in spring 2019 for unpaid or low-paid internships, research and volunteer opportunities
≈50
foreign languages offered
1,000+
active patents across the full spectrum of research areas
$1 billion
in sponsored research projects each year in over 200 research centers and institutes
200+
research institutes and centers, including a wide range of world-class laboratories
55
National Science Foundation Scholarships won by undergraduates to attend graduate school since 2000
84%
admit rate for M.D./Ph.D programs
~400
research opportunities reserved for Columbia Engineering students through the Student Research Program
90+
Ivy League individual championships in the last five years
15
NCAA team championships
4,500
Columbia College undergraduates to call your friends, classmates and teammates.
84
Nobel Prize winners are Columbia alumni, faculty or former faculty. More Nobel Laureates have graduated from or taught at Columbia than any other University in the Ivy League.
49%
of incoming Columbia Engineering students are women
150
faculty in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
59
members of the National Academy of Sciences
35,000+
Columbia Engineering alumni network
58
NCAA individual championships
60+
majors in the humanities and social sciences
12+
conservatory-caliber arts majors and programs
≈100
Programs of study, from Earth and Environmental Engineering to Creative Writing to Urban Studies
13
Graduate and Professional Schools
$17 million
awarded in international financial aid for Columbia undergraduates this year
8
million people living in NYC, an amazing percentage of whom are experts, visionaries and global leaders
1,700
public parks and playgrounds across the city
30+
museums accessible for free with a Columbia ID
150
museums and countless galleries across NYC
1,000+
restaurants in NYC
40
Broadway theatres across NYC
100+
countries represented amongst undergraduates
17%
of Columbia students receive Pell Grant funds.
9
Supreme Court Justices attended Columbia
19
members of the National Academy of Engineering
50%
Undergraduates who major in science or engineering, creating an active community of inquiry of both faculty and students.
45+
club sports
17,000
seats in the stadium at Baker Field, home to Columbia's football, baseball, softball, rowing, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and track and field teams
40+
intramural sports
31
NCAA Division I sports
45
Olympians
23
majors in all branches of the biological, natural and physical sciences
9
academic departments in Columbia Engineering
16
engineering majors, all with faculty and students doing world-class research
3 to 1
student to faculty ratio in the physical sciences
1,500
Columbia Engineering undergraduates to call your friends, classmates and teammates.
50%
of Columbia students receive need-based financial aid.
80%+
of undergraduate classes have fewer than 20 students
90+
Pulitzer Prize winners
50%+
of Columbia students self-identify as students of color.
6 to 1
student to faculty ratio
First
university in the U.S. to award a Ph.D. in chemistry to an African American woman
First
university to have 1,000 international students (in 1953)
5
Founding Fathers of the United States attended Columbia
34
Presidents and Prime Ministers attended Columbia