2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 tuition & fees at Columbia University is $70,517 in average over all major programs. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.44% from last year.
The next table shows the 2025 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at Columbia University.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Columbia University in the City of New York Cost of Attendance page.
Columbia University in the City of New York 2025 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
2021$60,532$60,532
2022$62,466$62,466
2023$65,508$65,508
2024$68,171$68,171
2025$70,517$70,517

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2025 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at Columbia University in the City of New York is $2,188 in average over undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.09% from last year.
The 2025 graduate tuition per credit hour is $2,370 in average. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 4.13% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2025 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at Columbia University in the City of New York.
Columbia University in the City of New York 2025 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
2021$1,896 $1,974
2022$1,948 $2,074
2023$2,014 $2,178
2024$2,102 $2,276
2025$2,188 $2,370

Offered Online Programs

Columbia University in the City of New York offers 446 major programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 2 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at Columbia University in the City of New York at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's081
Master's2135
Doctorate (Research)095
Doctorate (Professional)06
Post-BS Certificate02
Post-MS Certificate0127
Total2446

Online Student Population

There are 35,173 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at Columbia University. Of that, 1,499 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 2,519 students have joined to some online courses and 31,155 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2023-2024.
Online Student Population at Columbia University in the City of New York
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total35,1739,16426,009
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,49941,495
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,519642,455
Not Enrolled in Online Classes31,1559,09622,059
Online Student Population by Student Location at Columbia University in the City of New York
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,49941,495
New York Residents5634559
Other State in U.S.8600860
Outside of U.S.76076
Unknown000

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