Columbia’s application for first-year admission to Columbia College and Columbia Engineering is now live for the 2026-2027 application cycle. We encourage students to become familiar with our application instructions and our holistic review process, as well as our test-optional guidelines and the Columbia-specific application questions for the 2026-2027 cycle.
Students can apply using the Common App or the Coalition Application on Scoir. Students may apply under a binding Early Decision deadline, due Sunday, November 1, 2026, or Regular Decision, due Friday, January 1, 2027. Columbia is also a proud partner of the QuestBridge National College Match, and we will accept the QuestBridge Application from QuestBridge Finalists.
Please contact ugrad-ask@columbia.edu with questions.