Paying for Columbia University

The 2020 tuition & fees of Columbia University in the City of New York are $60,532 for undergraduate programs. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $60,532 for graduate programs.

Compare to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York, both undergraduate and graduate tuition & fees are very expensive.

Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Harvard University and Yale University, tuition & fees of Columbia University in the City of New York is average where the average tuition & fees of the schools are $54,963.

The 2020 undergraduate tuition & fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $60,532 on average over undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition & fees have increased by 13.39% from last year.

The 2020 graduate tuition & fees are $51,194 on average. The graduate tuition & fees have increased by 3.26% from last year.

The 2020 average on-campus living costs is $16,670 including room & board and other living expenses (a student lives in on-campus housing such as dormitory and school-owned apartment). For students living in off-campus housing, the average living cost is $23,175.

The living cost at the school has increased by 3.18% from last year.

The 2020 average cost for purchasing books & supplies is $1,294 at Columbia University in the City of New York. The books & supplies cost has increased by 1.89% from last year.

The 2020 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Columbia University in the City of New York is $1,896 on average over undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.06% from last year.

The 2020 graduate tuition per credit hour is $1,880 on average. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 5.03% from last year.