Columbia University in the City of New York: 7,069 international graduates, $92,373 a year

7,069

International graduates, 2024–25

of 15,748 graduates, all majors

Acceptance rate

Undergraduate applicants

$92,373

Total cost a year, out-of-state

Tuition $71,845, before aid

39%

International students

13,812 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 121 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels

Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13master's, doctoral · 1,794 graduates1,0571,794master's, doctoral

Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01master's · 627 graduates553627master's

StatisticsCIP 27.05bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 482 graduates411482bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Computer ScienceCIP 11.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 877 graduates358877bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Operations ResearchCIP 14.37bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 433 graduates338433bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesCIP 22.02master's, doctoral · 360 graduates333360master's, doctoral

EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 565 graduates297565bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Public AdministrationCIP 44.04master's · 349 graduates236349master's

Sustainability StudiesCIP 30.33bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 367 graduates176367bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Data AnalyticsCIP 30.71master's · 194 graduates174194master's

Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCIP 04.09master's · 238 graduates170238master's

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 249 graduates169249bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyCIP 26.11bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 222 graduates150222bachelor's, master's, doctoral

Data ScienceCIP 30.70bachelor's, master's · 195 graduates141195bachelor's, master's

Social Sciences, GeneralCIP 45.01master's, doctoral · 210 graduates133210master's, doctoral

Admissions

Acceptance rate4%

SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile740–780

SAT math, 25th–75th percentile770–800

ACT, 25th–75th percentile34–35

Test scoresOptional

First-year retention98%

Graduation rate, 6 years95%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid

Tuition$71,845

Housing and food, on campus$17,580

Books and other costs$2,948

Total a year$92,373

Four years$369,492

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology