New York, New York · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in New York, New York, Columbia University in the City of New York is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 35,173 students in fall 2024, including 9,164 undergraduates and 26,009 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Columbia University in the City of New York offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 209 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other, Computer Science, and Social Work. It awarded 15,748 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
98% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.
Key figures
35,173
Students enrolled
98%
First-year retention
15,748
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
209
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 209
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
98%
First-year retention, part-time students
95%
Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,496
Master's degrees
10,423
Doctoral degrees (research)
692
Professional doctorates
914
Postbaccalaureate certificates
64
Post-master's certificates
1,159
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
35,173
Undergraduates, fall 2024
9,164
Graduate students, fall 2024
26,009
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
39,018
Undergraduates, 2024-25
9,951
Graduate students, 2024-25
29,067
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
55%
Men
45%
White
22%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
13%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
39%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
23
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
13%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Ivy Group
Acting President
Claire Shipman
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization