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Admission Statistics

The following is a profile for the admitted Class of 2013.

 

TotalEarly Decision AdmissionRegular Decision Admission
Columbia College

 

   
Applicants 21273
2441 18832
Admitted Students 1897 486 1411

The overall admit rate for Columbia College was 8.92%.

Columbia Engineering      
Applicants 4154 501
3653
Admitted Students 599
153
446

The overall admit rate for Columbia Engineering was 14.42%.

Combined Schools      
Applicants 25427 2942 22485
Admitted Students 2496 639
1857

The overall admit rate was 9.82%.

Admitted Student Statistics

  • Of schools that provided us with a class rank, approximately 93% of accepted students were in the top 10% of their graduating class; 98% were in the top 20% of their class.
  • The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 1410 and a 1540 on the Math and Critical Reading sections of the SAT.
  • The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 2110 and a 2300 on the Math, Critical Reading and Writing sections of the SAT.
  • The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 31 and a 34 on the ACT.

* Please note that the above information is as of May 1, 2009.

Demographic Information for the Class of 2013

Number of first-year students in Columbia College: 1074 Number of first-year students in Columbia Engineering: 317
Gender Breakdown: 51% male 49% female
Top States Represented: Top Countries Represented
(outside the US):

New York
California
New Jersey
Florida
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Texas
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Illinois

South Korea
Canada
China
India
United Kingdom
Mexico
Singapore
Thailand
Turkey
Ghana

Percent of students receiving financial aid: 53% Number of countries represented: 52
Percent of students who self-identified as students of color: 52% Percent of foreign/international students and students schooled outside the U.S.:  16%
Percent of students receiving Pell Grants: 15% Percent of students who are the first in their family to attend college: 17%

Ethnic Diversity:

Asian/Asian American students: 23%
African American students: 13%
Latino students: 16%
Native American students: 1%

 

Regional Diversity:

Mid-Atlantic: 38%
New England: 9%
Midwest: 8%
South: 13%
West: 16%
International: 16%