Columbia University Undergraduate Admissions

The Regular Decision deadline is today, January 1 at 11:59 p.m. your local time! Visit the link in bio for more information about Regular Decision.

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Wishing everyone a safe, healthy and happy new year!

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Today is QuestBridge Match Day! We are looking forward to welcoming some of the first members of the Class of 2028 to Columbia later today through the QuestBridge National College Match. Columbia is proud to be a longtime QuestBridge partner and to celebrate the accomplishments of the participants in the program.

Today is the day! Our Early Decision deadline is tonight at 11:59 p.m. your local time. We look forward to reading your applications.

Happy National Financial Aid Day! We are proud to work alongside our incredible colleagues in Columbia Undergraduate Financial Aid and Educational Financing who work tirelessly to support our current and prospective students. We are so grateful for their partnership in making attending Columbia possible for all of our students. To learn more about our Financial Aid initiatives and how to apply, visit the link in bio! You can also learn more

Today’s the day! The Investiture ceremony of , Columbia’s 20th president, begins at 11 AM. Follow the ceremony at: https://president.columbia.edu/inauguration

Follow the festivities:
⏰ October 4, 11AM EDT
🖥️ Stream on https://president.columbia.edu/inauguration

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We are one month away from the Early Decision deadline and three months away from the Regular Decision deadline. As you work on your application, take a look at this checklist to make sure you have all of the required components besides the Common Application or Coalition Application powered by Scoir ready to go! Head to the link in bio to learn more about requirements and the first-year application process.

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📷: Abhishree Pandey (BC'24)

As our new students settle into life at Columbia, we look back at one of Columbia's most honored first-year traditions - finding the owl hidden on Alma Mater!

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The new tables in the Hamilton courtyard are the perfect spot to study outside or enjoy a meal!

Calling all arts fans! Whatever your preferred medium, there is something for everyone to enjoy through the Arts Initiative. 🍿🎟🎭

A campus sculpture for your Saturday!

With the launch of the 2023-2024 Common Application and Coalition Application, we wanted to provide an opportunity for you to get to know the Columbia-specific questions on this year's application and how we use them.

These questions allow us to better understand an applicant's intellectual curiosity, habits of mind, love of learning and sense of self. These questions also allow the Admissions Committee to learn more about the applicant in their current community and why they feel Columbia's distinctive experiences in and out of the classroom would be a good fit for their undergraduate education.

We hope these supplemental questions also help applicants consider fit as they work on this piece of the application! While you are working on any school-specific supplemental portions of applications, think about what the questions show about the school's values.

To see our application requirements and learn more, visit the link in bio!

These Barbies are Columbia College alumnae! Kate McKinnon CC'06 and Hari Nef CC'15 both portray one of many different Barbies in the upcoming film.

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In July 1754, King's College held its first classes, made up of only 8 students. The original campus was located in what is now known as lower Broadway in Manhattan.

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Campus from the clouds ☁

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A sunny summer day by the water at Riverside Park 🌞