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Columbia University Common Data Set

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Columbia University Common Data Set

Published November 22, 2019 | Last Updated November 17th, 2024 at 01:45 pm

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Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from Columbia University’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you with the information you need, at a glance.

Columbia University Common Data Set Quick Facts

  • Public vs. Private: Private
  • Geographic Region: Mid-East
  • State: New York
  • Student to Faculty Ratio: 9 to 1
  • Full-Time Undergraduates: 6,668

Merit Scholarships for Columbia University

  • Percentage of students with no financial need who were awarded merit scholarships: N/A
  • Average dollar amount of non-need based merit scholarships: N/A

Financial Aid Information

  • Freshman without need: 45%

Student Information

  • Percentage of students returning for sophomore year: 98%
  • Four-year graduation rate: 89%

Student Diversity

  • Percentage of nonresident aliens: 16%
  • Percentage of Hispanic/Latino: 17%
  • Percentage of Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 8%
  • Percentage of White, non-Hispanic: 29%
  • Percentage of Asian, non-Hispanic: 21%

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