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Columbia University

Columbia University
212 Hamilton Hall MC2807 1130 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10027


Website: https://www.columbia.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 98%
Student:Faculty ratio: 6:1
Total faculty: 1905 men, 1298 women
Full-time faculty: 1016 men, 635 women
Part-time faculty: 889 men, 663 women
Graduation rate: 95% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • African Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Archeology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biophysics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Physics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Climate Science
  • Cognitive Science, General
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance, General
  • Data Science, General
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
  • Environmental Biology
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Studies
  • General Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Studies
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Operations Research
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Portuguese Language and Literature
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)
  • Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Russian Studies
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Slavic Studies
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish and Iberian Studies
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Advanced General Dentistry
  • African Studies
  • Anatomy
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Architecture and Related Services, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Astronomy
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Demography and Population Studies
  • Dental Public Health and Education
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • East Asian Studies
  • Ecology
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Endodontics/Endodontology
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Genetics, General
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Gerontology
  • Health Communication
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • International Business, Trade, and Tax Law
  • International Law and Legal Studies
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Journalism
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Materials Science
  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Microbiology, General
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing Science
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Operations Research
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Periodontics/Periodontology
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Public Health, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Russian Studies
  • Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • South Asian Studies
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Western European Studies
Doctorates

  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • Anatomy
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Astronomy
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Dentistry
  • Developmental and Child Psychology
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Ecology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational Psychology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Genetics, General
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Law
  • Legal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Microbiology, General
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Neuroscience
  • Nursing Practice
  • Nursing Science
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Operations Research
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Actuarial Science
  • Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anatomy
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural History and Criticism, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architecture
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Astronomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Bioethics/Medical Ethics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biostatistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Statistics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  • Conservation Biology
  • Construction Management, General
  • Creative Writing
  • Dental Clinical Sciences, General
  • Digital Arts
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • East Asian Studies
  • Ecology
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Epidemiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Genetic Counseling/Counselor
  • Genetics, General
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • Information Technology Project Management
  • Insurance
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Islamic Studies
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Journalism
  • Journalism, Other
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Library and Information Science
  • Library Science, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Management Science
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematical Statistics and Probability
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medical/Health Humanities
  • Microbiology, General
  • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Orthodontics/Orthodontology
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology
  • Periodontics/Periodontology
  • Pharmacology
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Physics, Other
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Real Estate Development
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • South Asian Studies
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Statistics, General
  • Sustainability Studies
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Western European Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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