The Columbia community hails from every corner of the world—and while we’d love to see you all here for a campus visit, we know that a trip to New York City can be quite an undertaking. That’s why we’ve created this suite of virtual visit experiences: to provide an insider’s look at what it’s like to be here in person, no matter what corner of the world you’re in! Talk directly with current students for answers to all your questions, experience the energy of our campus and get a feel for the community that one day you may call home.
Live Virtual Programs with Columbia Undergraduate Admissions
Join admissions officers, current Columbia students and Financial Aid & Educational Financing staff at our virtual programming and events. Whether you're looking for just an overview of Columbia or a deep dive into a particular topic, we have an option for you.
Cover the Columbia basics
Learn more about Columbia College and Columbia Engineering from an admissions officer and current undergraduate student.
General information sessions and specific information sessions for Columbia Engineering are available. Take advantage of this opportunity to dive deeper into the academic and student life experiences at Columbia.
Meet our students
Join Columbians live to learn more about different parts of the campus experience, straight from current students.
Student panels, consisting of a moderated Q&A with an admissions officer before audience questions, are a great way to understand the experiences of different communities at Columbia. Student Q&A chats allow you to join current Columbia students live for casual conversations as they discuss a different topic each week, ranging from areas of study to student life to New York City.
Learn about financial aid
Join members of Columbia Financial Aid & Educational Financing for a walk-through of the financial aid application process.
During our financial aid information sessions, students and families will learn more about Columbia's commitment to affordability and our need-based, need-blind and full need financial aid program.
Join us at our upcoming virtual event
Virtual Group Information Sessions
Join Columbia and a handful of other schools to learn more about your options for college. These events provide prospective students and families with a brief introduction to each participating school and the opportunity to learn more about the college admissions process broadly. Group information sessions include a brief overview of each institution, information on admissions and financial aid and a chance to ask questions of admissions representatives.
Columbia, University of Chicago, University of Texas, University of Michigan and Yale
Join Columbia University, the University of Chicago, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Michigan, and Yale University to discover the exceptional opportunities our schools have to offer at Discovering U!
- General Information Session, Monday, September 15, 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time
- Spanish Information Session, Thursday, September 18, 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time
- General Information Session, Thursday, September 25, 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time
- Access and Affordability Session, Tuesday, September 30, 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time
- General Information Session, Thursday, October 16, 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Brown, Columbia, the University of Chicago and Vanderbilt
As you continue on your college search, join representatives from Brown University, Columbia University, the University of Chicago, and Vanderbilt University to learn about finding your perfect fit!
- General Information Session, Wednesday, September 17, 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- General Information Session, Thursday, September 18, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time
- Access and Affordability Session, Monday, September 29, 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Image
International Sessions
Join representatives from Columbia and other highly selective universities to learn about international student life and applying to college in the United States. Note that all times are Eastern.
- Brown, Columbia, Penn and Princeton Information Session: East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Tuesday, September 16, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time
- Ivy+ Information Session: Canada, Tuesday, September 23, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time
- Columbia, Cornell, Penn, Princeton and Yale Information Session: Central and South Asia, Tuesday, October 7, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Barnard, Columbia, Fordham, Juilliard and NYU
There are many options when it comes to studying the arts and it can be overwhelming to decide what's right for you, especially when there are five distinct institutions in New York City that each offer something different. Learn more about the Arts Capital of the World and all it has to offer from five New York City colleges and universities!
- Wednesday, October 15, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- Sunday, October 26, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time
On-Demand Virtual Options
If you just can't wait for our next live virtual program, check out some of our on-demand experiences and videos, available anytime, anywhere.
Explore at your own pace
With our self-guided virtual tour, you can enjoy 360° panoramic views of Columbia’s beautiful Morningside Heights campus from anywhere. This interactive online walking tour includes stops inside iconic locations such as Butler Library and Low Rotunda, as well as our residence halls, academic spaces and dining facilities. Optional narration is available in English, Spanish and Mandarin.
See Columbia for yourself
Dive deeper into our transformative curriculum and renowned faculty, beloved community traditions, day-in-the-life student stories, dynamic location in Morningside Heights and in New York City, and our admissions and financial aid processes through our videos. Not sure where to start? Check out our Blue View video series, a video information session provided by admissions officers and Columbia students, broken down by topic.
Blue View Video Series
Welcome to Columbia
Columbia College
Access and Affordability
Columbia Engineering
Video Tours
Campus Tour
Morningside Heights Tour
Have questions? Ask an expert.
Want to get your burning Columbia questions answered? You can reach out to current Columbia College and Columbia Engineering undergrads and get their take on all the best parts of their college experience.
Find out where Columbia Blue will take you with our Undergraduate Admissions viewbook. Explore our residential campus in the world's greatest city, learn more about the Core Curriculum's tradition of intellectual discovery and meet a few Columbians along the way.
Discover a place unlike any other.
Image
