Columbia University in the City of New York (Columbia University) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in New York, NY.
It offers 365 graduate programs - 135 Master's, 101 Doctorate, 2 Post-bachelor's, and 127 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $56,279.
A total of 25,880 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 34,782 students at Columbia University. Columbia University offers online graduate programs and 1,086 out of 25,880 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Columbia University have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Columbia Law School and Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. In addition, you can find Columbia University's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $56,279. It offers 365 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Columbia University in the City of New York |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | West 116 St and Broadway, New York, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 24,944 students
1,086 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $56,279 |
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| Student to Faculty | 6:1 (16.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 365 Graduate Programs
135 Master's, 101 Doctorate, 129 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Columbia University in the City of New York
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Columbia University in the City of New York with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $56,279 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,276.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $53,576 |
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| Fees | $2,703 |
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| Cost per Credit | $2,276 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,392 |
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| Room & Board | $16,800 (On-Campus) / $17,058 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,350 (On-Campus) / $3,492 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $76,821 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $78,221 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $49,968 | $51,194 | $52,924 | $54,627 | $56,279 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Columbia University in the City of New York offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 365 major areas - 135 Master's (2 online programs), 101 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelor's, 127 Post-Master's. 11,596 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,478 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 11,596 | 1,478 | 51 | 1,319 |
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| Men | 5,005 | 673 | 18 | 459 |
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| Women | 6,591 | 805 | 33 | 860 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Foreign Languages and Literatures | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
1 |
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| Linguistics | |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Comparative Literature | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
23 |
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| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 34 |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
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NOT OFFER |
3 |
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| German Language and Literature | 2 |
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NOT OFFER |
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| French Language and Literature | |
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NOT OFFER |
1 |
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| Italian Language and Literature | |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Spanish Language and Literature | |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
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NOT OFFER |
8 |
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Graduate Student Population
Columbia University graduate schools have a total of 24,944 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 11,166 male and 13,778 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 20,761 full-time and 4,183 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,086 students enrolled through online exclusively and 3,662 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 6,883 White, 1,124 Black, and 2,934 Asian students are attending at Columbia University in the City of New York. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 24,944 |
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| Men | 11,166 |
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| Women | 13,778 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 24,944 |
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| Full-time Students | 20,761 |
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| Part-time Students | 4,183 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 24,944 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 19 |
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| Asian | 2,934 |
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| Black | 1,124 |
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| Hispanic | 1,554 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 13 |
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| White | 6,883 |
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| Two or more races | 538 |
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| Un-Known | 988 |
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Online Population
At Columbia University in the City of New York graduate schools, 1,086 students enrolled online exclusively and 3,662 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 25,880 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,086 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 3,662 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 21,132 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,086 |
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| New York Resident | 395 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 578 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 113 |
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