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Columbia University was the first Ivy League school to adopt a permanent test-optional policy for its undergraduate divisions, Columbia College and Columbia Engineering.
The U.S. Department of Education expanded public Beta 2 testing for the 2027–28 FAFSA ahead of its October 1 nationwide release, with submitted forms processed as permanent financial aid applications.
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released its 2026 High School Benchmarks Report, highlighting modest enrollment growth and significant college persistence gains among graduates of high-poverty secondary schools.
A federal judge granted a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Department of Homeland Security from imposing a four-year cap on student visas, protecting international undergraduates and graduate researchers from arbitrary extension denials.
Campus advocates and families urge Columbia to raise its $150,000 tuition-free financial aid threshold to stay competitive with Ivy peers offering free tuition up to $200,000 or $250,000.
Columbia University announced that starting with the Class of 2031, it will no longer publish admissions statistics mid-cycle for Early Decision or Regular Decision rounds.
Columbia admitted 2,581 students from a record 61,031 applications for a 4.23% acceptance rate, the lowest in the Ivy League for Class of 2030.
This guide covers every Columbia application deadline for the 2026-2027 cycle, including Early Decision, Regular Decision, transfer, and financial aid dates.
Columbia enrolled roughly 180 more undergraduates in the Class of 2030 than it had committed to, the Columbia Daily Spectator reported, contradicting the university's prior pledge on class size.
Strategic advice for answering Columbia University's list questions and Why Columbia essay prompts for 2026-2027.
Columbia Supplemental Essays 2026-27 — Prompts & Advice
Of the 61,031 applications received by Columbia, just 4.2% were accepted, the lowest mark in the Ivy League this cycle. At a school where 96 of every 100 applicants...
Of the eight Ivy League schools, Dartmouth receives the fewest number of applications. There were 28,863 hopefuls for the Class of 2030, roughly half the number at Columbia. Applications...
Columbia admitted 2,581 students to the Class of 2030 at an overall acceptance rate of 4.23%, down from 4.94% for the Class of 2029. Columbia College and SEAS received 61,031 applications, the largest applicant pool in university history.
This guide breaks down Columbia traditions like the Yule Log, the Night Carnival, and the owl and Alma Mater legend, then shows how to use them meaningfully in your Stanford supplemental essays.
Columbia offered admission to 2,246 students to the Class of 2027 from a combined 57,129 applications across Early Decision and Regular Decision. The ED acceptance rate for the Class of 2026 was 10.31%.
Columbia admitted 2,581 students from 61,031 applicants (4.23% rate) for the Class of 2030, down from 4.94% the prior year. This was the largest applicant pool in Columbia's history.
The New York City institution is the last Ivy League college to announce an end to its test-optional admissions policy.
Columbia Reinstates Standardized Testing for Fall 2028 Entry Columbia College and Engineering will require test scores starting with the 2027-28 cycle Read more Editorial team · Jun 12
Columbia University – 4.94%
Columbia's acceptance rate dropped to 4.23% for the Class of 2030, down from 4.94% for the Class of 2029, as the applicant pool grew to over 61,000 students.
Columbia's Class of 2027 admission rate was 3.9%. The admitted class represents all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, US Virgin Islands, and 101 countries. Columbia admitted 795 students from 6,007 early applicants for the Class of 2028.
Columbia University announced on June 13, 2026 that it will require first-year and transfer applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores starting fall 2027. Columbia was the last Ivy League holdout on test-optional admissions.
Columbia will require SAT or ACT scores for undergraduate applicants beginning August 2027, making it the final Ivy League school to reinstate testing requirements post-COVID.
Columbia College and Engineering will require standardized test scores (SAT or ACT) starting with the 2027-28 admissions cycle, ending test-optional policy. This is a significant policy change for applicants.
Columbia maintains a 4.2% acceptance rate and ranks #15 in US News. Ivy League programs with strong career outcomes. Engineering admissions exceptionally challenging at 3.9%.