Columbia University is a world-renowned Ivy League university in the heart of New York City. The traditional undergraduate colleges, Columbia College and Columbia Engineering, are highly-sought after for students passionate about both learning and being in the midst of the action. The overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2030 was 4.2%. 

Columbia University is old (it was originally King’s College back in 1754), it is storied, and it is in the heart of a city that is a global capital for business, finance, art, and innovation. Columbia College is the liberal arts undergraduate college of the university, and it is where the vast majority of undergraduate programs are based. Most students who go to Columbia are in the college, and once you are on campus it’s easy to fit in and embrace the opportunity. Getting in, though, is very difficult. The overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2030 was only 4.23%.

Columbia University is one of the most prestigious schools in the United States in one of the most beloved and even mythic cities. New York City is iconic even before you consider plopping an Ivy League campus in the midst of Manhattan. A few minutes of walking takes students to relaxation in Central Park and a few minute-long train ride brings the same students to their internships on Wall Street. Columbia students benefit from both the social and career resources of New York, and the university is known as a feeder for top-tier financial, consulting, and tech companies. The first-year acceptance rate for the Class of 2030 only 4.23%.