Columbia University Ivy League
New York, NY · Site officiel ↗
Les étudiants internationaux doivent aussi prévoir un budget pour l'assurance santé, le visa et les frais de voyage, qui ne figurent pas ici.
Quick summary
| Cost per year | about $92,198 per year (tuition, housing, food, books — U.S. Department of Education figure) + flights and visa. Four years cost roughly four times this if prices stay the same; colleges usually raise prices every year. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: yes, but asking for it can affect the admission decision. Merit scholarships: none. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | extremely selective: about 1 in 25 applicants is admitted. Middle half of admitted students scored SAT 1510–1580. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | New York, NY · Large city · summer highs about 29°C, winter lows about -2°C · 8 km from LGA airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Aide financière et conditions pour les étudiants internationaux
| Aides et admission pour les candidats internationaux | Need-aware pour les candidats internationaux L'université peut tenir compte de la capacité de paiement d'un candidat international au moment de décider de son admission. Sources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “international students are evaluated in a need-aware manner”undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-11 |
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| Couvre la totalité des besoins financiers | Oui — couvre la totalité des besoins démontrés des étudiants admisSources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “Columbia is committed to meeting 100% of the demonstrated need of all admitted first-year students, regardless of citizenship.”undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-11 |
| Bourses au mérite | Non — l'aide est fondée sur les besoins, pas sur le mériteSources (1)Cité dans la version originale anglaise du site de l'université. “All financial aid at Columbia is need-based, and there are no merit scholarships awarded for academics, athletics or other talents.”undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu ↗ · vérifié le 2026-11-11 |
| Forms for international aid applicants | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Must request aid when applying? | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Politique SAT / ACT | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Niveau d'anglais | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
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| Financial aid deadline | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
Dates as published by the college; check the official page for time zones and supporting-document deadlines.
Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — consultez le site de l'université ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
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| Computer Engineering | — | $194,365 |
| Computer Science | $135,612 | $188,265 |
| Operations Research | $125,285 | $167,572 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | — | $143,332 |
| Economics | $97,674 | $137,710 |
| Mathematics | $55,980 | $117,252 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $92,862 | $111,491 |
| Civil Engineering | — | $108,246 |
| Sociology | $59,638 | $101,536 |
| Political Science and Government | $72,705 | $100,245 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | — | $99,679 |
| Statistics | $98,912 | — |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Lieu
| City / state | New York, NY |
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| Setting | Large city |
| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA), about 8 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (juil.) | average high 29°C (85°F) |
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| Coldest month (janv.) | average low -2°C (28°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 1,258 mm |
| Snowfall per year | 76 cm |
Month by month
| janv. | févr. | mars | avr. | mai | juin | juil. | août | sept. | oct. | nov. | déc. | |
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| High °C | 4° | 6° | 10° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 28° | 25° | 18° | 12° | 7° |
| Low °C | -2° | -1° | 2° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 11° | 6° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 92 | 81 | 109 | 104 | 101 | 115 | 117 | 116 | 110 | 111 | 91 | 111 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the New York Cntrl Pk Twr, Ny Us weather station, about 3 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
Le coût, le taux d'admission, les fourchettes de scores aux tests et les revenus proviennent du College Scorecard du ministère américain de l'Éducation (consulté le 2026-11-11). La fourchette SAT additionne les scores par section aux 25e et 75e centiles ; elle est donc approximative. Les revenus du Scorecard concernent les bénéficiaires d'aides fédérales.