Columbia reported 6,009 early applications for the Class of 2028 compared to 5,738 last year. Based on a revised estimated admission of 750 students, the rate of admission should be in the 12 percent range. For the Class of 2026, according to its released Common Data Set, Columbia admitted 786 students out of 6,299 applications, substantially higher than previously reported.
Early Applications Accepted | Total Early Applications Received | Early Acceptance Rate | Estimated Overall Enrollment | % of Class Filled by Early Admissions | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2028 | NA | 6,009 | ~12% | 1,400 | NA |
2027 | 650 | 5,738 | 11.33% | 1,400 | 46.43 |
2026 | 650 | 6,305 | 10.31% | 1,400 | 46.43 |
2025 | 650 | 6,435 | 10.10% | 1,400 | 46.43 |
2024 | 650 | 4,318 | 15.05% | 1,400 | 46.43 |
2023 | 650 | 4,461 | 14.57% | 1,400 | 46.43 |
2022 | 650 | 4,085 | 15.91% | 1,400 | 46.43 |
2021 | 650 | 4,086 | 15.91% | 1,400 | 46.43 |
2020 | 620 | 3,520 | 17.61% | 1,400 | 44.29 |
2019 | 600 | 3,373 | 17.79% | 1,400 | 42.89 |
2018 | 650 | 3,296 | 19.72% | 1,400 | 46.43 |
2017 | 600 | 3,126 | 19.19% | ||
2016 | 605 | 3,088 | 19.59% | ||
2015 | 632 | 3,229 | 19.57% | ||
2014 | 631 | 2,995 | 21.07% | ||
2013 | 594 | 2,945 | 20.17% |
Columbia Regular Decision
For the Class of 2027, Columbia accepted 2,246 students from 57,129 applications. The acceptance rate of 3.93 percent is slightly above last year’s 3.73 percent when Columbia admitted 2,253 applicants from 60,377 applications. For this admission cycle, Columbia received 5,738 early decision applications and accepted 650 students for an admission rate of 11 percent.
Last year, Columbia accepted 2,562 students from 60,377 applications to the Class of 2026. The acceptance rate of 3.73 percent was slightly below the previous year of 3.89 percent when Columbia admitted 2,355 applicants from 60,551 applications to the Class of 2025.
Early & Regular Decision Applications Accepted | Early & Regular Decision Applications Received | Early & Regular Decision Admissions Acceptance Rate | |
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2028 | NA | NA | NA |
2027 | 2,246 | 57,129 | 3.93% |
2026 | 2,253 | 60,377 | 3.73% |
2025 | 2,218 | 60,551 | 3.66% |
2024 | 2,465 | 40,084 | 6.15% |
2023 | 2,190 | 42,569 | 5.14% |
2022 | 2,214 | 40,203 | 5.51% |
2021 | 2,185 | 37,389 | 5.84% |
2020 | 2,193 | 36,292 | 6.04% |
2019 | 2,228 | 36,250 | 6.15% |
2018 | 2,291 | 32,952 | 6.95% |
2017 | 2,311 | 33,531 | 6.89% |
2016 | 2,363 | 31,851 | 7.42% |
2015 | 2,419 | 34,929 | 6.93% |
2014 | 2,472 | 26,178 | 9.44% |
2013 | 2,501 | 25,427 | 9.84% |
2012 | 2,418 | 22,585 | 10.71% |
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