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ADMISSION STATISTICS

The following is a profile for the admitted Class of 2012.

 

TotalEarly Decision AdmissionRegular Decision Admission
Columbia College

 

   
Applicants 19117 2105 17012
Admitted Students 1659 454 1205

43% of the Columbia College class was admitted through Early Decision.

The overall admit rate for Columbia College was 8.68%.

Columbia Engineering      
Applicants 3465 419 3046
Admitted Students 609 142 467

42% of the Columbia Engineering class was admitted through Early Decision.

The overall admit rate for Columbia Engineering was 17.6%.

Combined Schools      
Applicants 22582 2524 20058
Admitted Students 2268 596 1672

The overall admit rate was 10.04%.

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 1400 and a 1540 on the Math and Critical Reading sections of the SAT.
  • The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 2090 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 35 on the ACT.

* Please note that the above information is as of May 1, 2008.

Demographic Information for the Class of 2012

Number of first-year students in Columbia College: 1024 Number of first-year students in Columbia Engineering: 317
Gender Breakdown: 52% male 48% female
Top States Represented: Top Countries Represented
(outside the US):

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

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

Percent of Students Receiving CU Aid: 50+% Number of Countries Represented: 42
Percent of Students who self-identified as students of color:50% Percent of foreign/international students and students schooled outside the U.S.: 17%