INFORMATION SESSIONS & CAMPUS TOURS

Information Sessions

All information sessions, campus tours and engineering tours begin in the Visitors Center, located in Room 213 of Low Memorial Library. Please visit the interactive map of campus to help you navigate your visit. Reservations for information sessions and campus tours are not required for groups under 10. For information on group tour reservations and special exceptions/holidays to our regularly scheduled programs, please click here. 

Information sessions last one hour and are conducted by members of the Admissions Committee. The information session offers you the opportunity to learn more about the Columbia undergraduate experience – Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, the Core Curriculum, New York City, academic advising, research, internships, residential life, extracurricular activities, financial aid, requirements for admission, and other topics. See times and availability below.

Campus tours last approximately one hour and are conducted by current undergraduate students who provide a general overview of academic and student life at both Columbia College and Columbia Engineering. See times and availability below.

Engineering tours last one hour and are conducted by current Columbia Engineering undergraduate students on Fridays at 1:00PM. The engineering tour offers prospective students and families an in-depth look into The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Please note that the engineering tour is designed to supplement, but not replace, the Undergraduate Admissions information session and general campus tour.

Information Session Schedule
Please be sure to check Exceptions/Holidays for changes and exceptions made to the normal schedule listed below.

Campus Tour & Engineering Tour Schedule
Please be sure to check Exceptions/Holidays for changes and exceptions made to the normal schedule as listed below.

*Please note that in some cases, the 3:00PM campus tour is not preceded by an information session. On these days, prospective students and families with questions about the admissions and financial aid process are encouraged to attend the 10:00AM information session conducted by a member of the Admissions Committee.

		For groups under 10, no reservations are needed for information sessions or campus tours.
Information sessions and campus tours begin in the Visitors Center located in Low Library, the heart of Columbia’s main campus.

Group Tours

Reservations for information sessions and campus tours are not necessary for groups under 10. Any group larger than 10 must submit a Group Visit Request Form at least 3 weeks prior to the date of your intended visit. Please email your completed form to Kip Conlon, Visitors Center, at ugrad-group@columbia.edu. This email address should only be used for group visit requests. Please note that submitting a request does not confirm your group visit. Your group visit to campus is only confirmed after you have received an email from Kip Conlon approving your request. The subject line of this email will state: "Columbia University – Group Visit Confirmation."

Group tours are only offered during the regularly scheduled information session and campus tour times. The Visitors Center can only accommodate a maximum of 40 students per group and does not sponsor group visits on weekends or during University holidays. Please note that due to the high volume of visitors on campus during the month of April and Presidents’ Day week (February 16, 2009 – February 20, 2009) we are not able to accommodate group visits to campus.

EXCEPTIONS, SPECIAL DATES, UNIVERSITY HOLIDAYS

MARCH 

• March 16, 2009 – March 20, 2009 No 11:00AM or 3:00PM campus tours available (Spring Break)
• March 20, 2009 No Friday 1:00PM engineering tour available (Spring Break) April 17, 2009 No Friday 1:00PM engineering tour available 

APRIL

• April 11, 2009 No monthly Saturday 10:00AM information session or 11:00AM campus tour available
• April 17, 2009 No 1:00PM engineering tour

MAY

• May 9, 2009 No monthly Saturday 10:00AM information session or 11:00AM campus tour available
• May 18, 2009 – May 20, 2009 No 10:00AM information session available (Class Day & Commencement)
• May 25, 2009 No 10:00AM information session available (University Closed)

JULY

• July 3, 2009 No information sessions or campus tours available (University Closed-Independence Day Observed)
• July 17, 2009 No Engineering Tour (Engineering Invitational)
• July 24, 2009 No Engineering Tour (Engineering Invitational)