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Columbia University in the City of New York: cost, debt and earnings by major
81 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $15,370
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 95%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 4%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 8,973
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $20,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $2,275 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $4,020 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $4,878 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $8,881 |
| $110,000+ | $40,931 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (27)
- Computer Engineering$194,365
- Computer Science$188,265
- Operations Research$167,572
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$143,332
- Economics$137,710
- Mathematics$117,252
- Mechanical Engineering$111,491
- Civil Engineering$108,246
- Sociology$101,536
- Political Science and Government$100,245
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$99,679
- Statistics$98,912 (1 yr)
- History$98,079
- Area Studies$96,884
- Research and Experimental Psychology$86,946
- Sustainability Studies$85,545
- Anthropology$83,493
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$70,244
- Social Sciences, Other$65,085
- English Language and Literature, General$59,396
- Philosophy$56,885
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$55,472
- Biology, General$53,698
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$49,430 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$47,702
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other$46,535
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$26,913 (1 yr)
Master's programs (44)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$251,708
- Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$236,233 (1 yr)
- Computer Science$180,031 (1 yr)
- Statistics$167,848
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$166,264
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$152,001
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$151,659 (1 yr)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$150,951
- Real Estate Development$144,863
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$144,395
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$142,412
- Mechanical Engineering$137,970
- Human Resources Management and Services$126,350 (1 yr)
- Sustainability Studies$123,641
- Construction Management$120,469
- Communication and Media Studies$120,003
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$116,859
- Public Administration$115,874
- Chemical Engineering$114,037
- Civil Engineering$111,924
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$108,698
- International Relations and National Security Studies$107,574
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$107,139
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$101,570 (1 yr)
- Public Health$98,728
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$98,458
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$94,670 (1 yr)
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$93,415
- Social Sciences, Other$87,609
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$84,917
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$83,355
- Area Studies$81,697
- Nutrition Sciences$79,247
- Journalism$78,880
- Social Work$75,980
- Dispute Resolution$73,611
- History$72,306
- Historic Preservation and Conservation$70,565
- Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$64,839 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$58,969 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$57,723
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$56,444
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$53,592
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other$21,409
Doctoral programs (1)
First professional programs (4)
- Law$308,943
- Dentistry$182,326
- Medicine$106,442
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$92,870