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Student
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Columbia University is New York
City's only Ivy League school. The University's main
campus spreads across six blocks of the upper west side,
in the picturesque neighborhood of Morningside Heights.
Not surprisingly, Columbia University students typically
become engrossed in the myriad of activities associated
with living in New York City. Nonetheless, there is a
great sense of community on the Columbia campus,
particularly among the undergraduate student population.
Columbia College, the undergraduate
school of arts and sciences, is the
oldest part of the University, founded in 1754. It is committed to
providing the best general education curriculum
available anywhere in the
country, an undergraduate experience that engages
students in an ongoing discourse on knowledge and ideas.
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The program stresses small seminars in
which students read and discuss fundamental works in the
arts, humanities, and sciences, and then develop their
understanding of them through critical analysis, class
discussion, and writing. In many ways, it is students'
interests and ambitions that set the path for
coursework and discussions. Columbia stresses close
interaction between professors and students, with
the goal of developing students' abilities to
reason, to formulate ideas, and to communicate their
thoughts clearly. Columbia provides an outstanding
undergraduate grounding and is a particularly apt
choice for students interested in pursuing graduate
academic work, particularly in research-based
disciplines.
Columbia's Fu Foundation School of
Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) offers both
undergraduate and graduate degrees. It is the oldest,
and one of the best, engineering schools in the U.S. It
is committed to giving all students, even first-years,
first-hand research experience. It also gives students a
wide range of opportunities to pursue cross-disciplinary
studies and to combine a bachelor of science degree with
a minor in the liberal arts.
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It is hard to
conceive of an intellectual interest that could not be
pursued at Columbia. The University offers undergraduate
study at Columbia College (formerly known as King's
College), the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and
Applied Science, and the School of General Studies
(which is oriented to the needs of returning and
non-traditional students). Graduate and professional
programs are offered through Columbia's Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences, the School of the Arts, the
Graduate School of Business, the School of International
and Public Affairs, the Graduate School of Journalism,
the School of Law, the School of Nursing, the College of
Physicians and Surgeons, the Mailman School of Public
Health, and the School of Social Work. The University
also has a School of Continuing Studies, and is
affiliated with four separate institutions: Barnard
College, Teachers College, the Jewish Theological
Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary. While each of
these schools enjoys a reputation for excellence,
Columbia is particularly renowned for its Graduate
School of Business, its School of International and
Public Affairs, and its Teachers College.
Columbia
University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
212 Hamilton
Hall
New York,
NY 10027
Phone: (212) 854 - 2522
Private
Founded 1754
No religious
affiliation
Urban
Semester
Admission Director: Jessica Marinaccio
Email: ugrad-admiss@columbia.edu
Early
decision
Early
decision application deadline: November 1 (or first business day thereafter)
The decision
is sent
by December 15.
Regular decision
Regular decision deadline: January 2 (or first business day thereafter)
The decision is sent by April 1.
Transfers
Transfer application deadline: March 15 (or first business day thereafter)
The decision is sent by April 1.
Applicants must submit SAT or ACT (with Writing)
scores, plus 2 SAT Subject Test scores. For engineering
applicants, one Subject Test must be in mathematics and
the other in physics or chemistry. Home-schooled
applicants must submit scores from 4 SAT Subject Tests.
SAT/ACT and SAT II scores must be received by January
2.
NOTE: Columbia cannot accept SAT scores sent by 'rush'
service.
The
Common
Application is not accepted.
Campus visit:
Recommended
Interview: Off-campus alumni interviews are available.
Early decision
acceptance rate: 19%
Top 10% of high school class: 93%
SAT score
(25/75 percentile): 2050-2320
ACT score (25/75 percentile): 29-34
Tuition and fees for 2009-2010:
$41,316
Room
and board for 2009-2010: $10,228
Average financial aid package for 2007-2008: $34,948
Undergrad student body: 5,667
Women: 48%
Greek life:
10% to 15%
5 year graduation
rate: 88%
Out of state
students: 72%
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