Columbia University Common Data Set

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Our easy to use, quick guide for Columbia University's Common Data Set. Get key information and highlights of the most important details to look at.

Columbia University Common Data Set

Published November 22, 2019 | Last Updated May 26th, 2023 at 10:04 am

Our easy to use, quick guide for Columbia University's Common Data Set. Get key information and highlights of the most important details to look at.
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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 quick glance.

This guide contains key information from Columbia’s Common Data Set for 2021-2022.

Columbia University Common Data Set Quick Facts

  • Public vs. Private: Private
  • Geographic Region: Mid East
  • State: New York
  • Student to Faculty Ratio: 6 to 1
  • Full Time Undergraduates: 6,716

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: 49%

Student Information

  • Percentage of students returning for sophomore year: 99%
  • Four-year graduation rate: 85%
  • Percentage of students from out-of-state: 82%

Student Diversity

  • Percentage of nonresident aliens: 16%
  • Percentage of Hispanic/Latino: 15%
  • Percentage of Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 8%
  • Percentage of White, non-Hispanic: 30%
  • Percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
  • Percentage of Asian, non-Hispanic: 21%
  • Percentage of Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
  • Percentage of two or more races, non-Hispanic: 7%
  • Percentage of unknown race and/or ethnicity: 1%

This information and more is available at Columbia University Common Data Set 2021-2022

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