New York, NY
Columbia University in the City of New York
https://www.columbia.eduRepayment outcome
90.9%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$45,000–$121,300
middle 50% · median $72,900
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$22,672
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$17,125
Sticker price
before any aid
$61,540
Default rate
2.0%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Legal Studies$180,752
- Business$170,426
- Communication and Media Studies.$101,406
- Science Tech$100,478
- Computer Science$100,127
- Health Professions$75,518
- Public Admin$72,163
- Physical Sciences$63,362
- Parks & Fitness$57,318
- Interdisciplinary$56,776
- Transportation$56,776
- Engineering$53,810
- Foreign Languages$44,942
- Visual & Performing Arts$43,798
- Psychology$42,682
- English & Literature$40,896
- History$38,597
- Social Sciences$38,289
- Math & Statistics$37,568
- Biology$33,993
- Philosophy$28,598
Academics
Acceptance
7.4%
Avg SAT
1,471
Enrollment
7,970
What students study
14 fields offered
Social Sciences
24% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Engineering16.4%
- 03Health Professions7.9%
- 04Biology7.6%
- 05English & Literature6.3%
- 06Visual & Performing Arts5.3%
- 07Psychology5.0%
- 08History4.0%
- 09Foreign Languages4.0%
- 10Physical Sciences3.9%
- 11Philosophy3.8%
- 12Math & Statistics3.6%
- 13Computer Science3.4%
- 14Area Studies2.5%