Columbia University - School of General Studies
New York, NY
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
| Applicants | 37,009 |
| Admitted | 2,526 |
| Acceptance rate | 6.8% |
| Yield rate | 62.0% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Columbia University - School of General Studies.
Columbia University - School of General Studies's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 700 and 790
- Math: 710 and 800
- Writing: 32 and 35
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Columbia University - School of General Studies.
Columbia University - School of General Studies's average composite ACT score falls between 33 and 35.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
| Major | Men | Women | Total |
| Actuarial Science | 58 | 72 | 130 |
| Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD) | 11 | 11 | 22 |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General (LL.M., M.C.L., M.L.I., M.S.L., J.S.D./S.J.D.) | 140 | 149 | 289 |
| African Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Anatomy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ancient Studies/Civilization | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Animal Genetics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthropology | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Applied Mathematics | 22 | 12 | 34 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. | 30 | 40 | 70 |
| Architectural History & Criticism | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| Architecture & Related Programs, Other | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Art History, Criticism & Conservation | 10 | 26 | 36 |
| Astronomy | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Astrophysics | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Audiology/Audiologist & Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Behavioral Sciences | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Biochemistry | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics. | 7 | 25 | 32 |
| Bioinformatics | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 30 | 48 | 78 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 25 | 24 | 49 |
| Biometry/Biometrics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biophysics | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Biostatistics | 21 | 47 | 68 |
| Biotechnology | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| Business Administration/Management | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Central/Middle & Eastern European Studies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| Chemistry, General | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Cinematography & Film/Video Production | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| City/Urban, Community & Regional Planning | 35 | 46 | 81 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 31 | 12 | 43 |
| Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Clinical Psychology. | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Communications Studies/Speech Communication & Rhetoric | 12 | 53 | 65 |
| Comparative Literature | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Computer Science | 91 | 45 | 136 |
| Conservation Biology | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Construction Management, General. | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| Counseling Psychology. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Creative Writing. | 10 | 24 | 34 |
| Dance, General | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dental Public Health & Education (Cert, MS/MPH, PhD/DPH) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Dentistry (DDS, DMD) | 42 | 34 | 76 |
| Development Economics & International Development | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Developmental and Child Psychology. | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Digital Arts. | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Dispute Resolution. | 15 | 17 | 32 |
| Drama & Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| East Asian Studies | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Ecology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Econometrics & Quantitative Economics | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Economics, General | 175 | 88 | 263 |
| Education, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education, Other | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Educational Leadership & Administration, General | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Educational Psychology. | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Engineering Mechanics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engineering Physics | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Engineering, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| English Language & Literature, General | 25 | 48 | 73 |
| English Literature (British and Commonwealth). | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental Health | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Environmental Studies | 23 | 29 | 52 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Epidemiology | 36 | 129 | 165 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Film/Cinema Studies | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Fine Arts & Art Studies, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign Languages/Modern Languages, General | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| French Language & Literature | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| General Studies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Genetics, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 11 | 22 | 33 |
| German Language & Literature | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Gerontology | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Health Policy Analysis. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Health Professions & Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Health Services Administration | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| History, General | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| History, Other | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | 19 | 28 | 47 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Industrial Engineering | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Information Resources Management/CIO Training | 44 | 10 | 54 |
| Information Science/Studies | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Information Technology | 21 | 31 | 52 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 6 | 33 | 39 |
| International Relations and Affairs. | 109 | 141 | 250 |
| Islamic Studies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jazz/Jazz Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Journalism | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Journalism, Other | 94 | 217 | 311 |
| Kinesiology & Exercise Science | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Latin American Studies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Latin Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Law (LL.B., J.D.) | 219 | 170 | 389 |
| Law, Legal Services, & Legal Studies, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences/Liberal Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Linguistics | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods, Other | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Marketing, Other | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Materials Science. | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Maternal & Child Health | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Mathematical Statistics & Probability | 51 | 24 | 75 |
| Mathematics & Computer Science | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mathematics & Statistics, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Mathematics, General | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 38 | 19 | 57 |
| Medical Informatics | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Medicine (MD) | 82 | 84 | 166 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Microbiology, General | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Music, General | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Near & Middle Eastern Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neuroscience. | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 4 | 30 | 34 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nursing Practice. | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| Nursing Science. | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 2 | 49 | 51 |
| Operations Research | 41 | 23 | 64 |
| Organizational Leadership. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Pharmacology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philosophy | 25 | 6 | 31 |
| Philosophy & Religion, Other | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 14 | 40 | 54 |
| Physics, General | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| Physics, Other | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Physiology, General | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Political Science & Government, General | 110 | 89 | 199 |
| Portuguese Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD) | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Psychology, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Psychology, Other | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Public Administration | 195 | 206 | 401 |
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Public Health, Other. | 14 | 137 | 151 |
| Real Estate Development. | 75 | 38 | 113 |
| Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. | 36 | 80 | 116 |
| Russian Language & Literature | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russian Studies | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Social Psychology. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Sciences, General | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Social Sciences, Other | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Social Work | 54 | 397 | 451 |
| Sociology | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| South Asian Studies | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Sport & Fitness Administration/Management | 27 | 13 | 40 |
| Statistics, General | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Sustainability Studies. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Toxicology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Visual & Performing Arts, Other | 20 | 32 | 52 |
| Western European Studies | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 2671 | 3462 | 6133 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
| Applied | 83 |
| Reported Results | 6 |
| Accepted | 3 (50%) 50,50 |
| Rejected | 3 |
| Attending | 3 |
| Yield Rate | 100% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.80 | 3.85 | |
| SAT I | 600 | 1575 | 1797 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 75 | 546 | 651 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
| 25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
| GPA | 3.80 | 3.80 | |
| SAT I | 600 | 1971 | 2126 |
| Selectivity Index™ | 115 | 749 | 824 |
Stats last calculated: Monday 20th of August 2012 08:00:11 AM
Newest applicant: 139 days, 8 hours, and 50 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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