Columbia University (College & Engineering)
NY · Private · Mid-Atlantic · National university · Top 25 tier · 6,872 undergraduates (medium)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~46% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2021–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Superscores
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional for fall 2027 entry; Required for fall 2028. Score Choice allowed; superscores across old/new ACT and paper/digital SAT. Required again for fall 2028 entry: https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/testing-policy-update
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
Send all scores? Score Choice allowed
School’s words: “Please note that our office will verify scores for all enrolling students who opted to self-report their testing, and any discrepancies between official and self-reported scores may jeopardize a student's place in the class. ... Applicants may select the Score Choice option for the SAT or choose to submit specific ACT composite scores.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2021–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2021–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2020-21 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2021-22 ↗ | 2,355 | 3.9% | 11.9% | Not reported | 73% | 44% | 29% | 1490-1560 | 34-35 | Columbia College & Columbia Engineering. | |
| 2022-23 ↗ | 2,255 | 3.7% | 12.5% | Not reported | 69% | 45% | 24% | 1500-1560 | 34-35 | Columbia College & Columbia Engineering. | |
| 2023-24 ↗ | 2,284 | 4% | 14.7% | Not reported | 62% | 40% | 22% | 1500-1560 | 34-35 | Columbia College & Columbia Engineering. | |
| 2024-25 ↗ | 2,325 | 3.9% | 13.2% | 54% | 61% | 44% | 17% | 1510-1560 | 34-36 | Columbia College & Columbia Engineering. | |
| 2025-26 | 2,946 | 4.9% | 14% | Not reported | 67% | 50% | 17% | 1510-1560 | 34-35 | ||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Not reported2019-20 CDS
Notes
- Figures cover Columbia College and Columbia Engineering only.
- The Common Data Set prints the SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing 75th percentile as 777.