Admissions

LGBT option considered for applications

University senators are doing research into how Columbia and its peer schools use information regarding sexual orientation, if at all, to determine if it would be useful for students to identify as LGBT on applications.

By Jordan Freisleben | Apr 26 06:29 am ET

CC, SEAS admit rate up to 7.4 percent

CC and SEAS admitted 7.4 percent of applicants for the class of 2016, up from 6.9 percent last year, the Division of Student Affairs announced on Thursday.

By Parul Guliani | Mar 29 12:20 pm ET

Advisory body on financial aid, admissions to be formed

The structure for a committee to advise on admissions and financial aid practices is still undefined.

By Margaret Mattes | Mar 27 04:24 am ET

Soul-searching in the college search

Sometimes a few questions on a college application provide self-knowledge and lead towards one's destiny.

By Rose Schutzberg | Mar 26 08:58 pm ET

Barnard admit rate drops to 21 percent

Barnard sent acceptance letters to 1,141 applicants today, marking an admit rate of 21 percent, the lowest in the college's history.

By Jessica Stallone | Mar 26 05:01 pm ET

Applications to Barnard up more than 5 percent

Last year, Barnard saw an 11 percent application increase, meaning applications have now risen by 17.5 percent over the last two years.

By Sammy Roth and Jillian Kumagai | Feb 9 10:43 am ET

Bollinger says he supports advisory financial aid committee

Barry Weinberg, CC ’12, is spearheading a move to revive the Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid. University President Lee Bollinger supports faculty having an advisory role in such processes.

By Varun Char | Feb 9 04:07 am ET

CC, SEAS applications down nearly 9 percent

Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science received 31,818 applications for the class of 2016.

By Sammy Roth | Jan 18 04:36 pm ET

CU receives fewer ED applicants for 2016

This year Columbia received 3,088 ED applications, a decrease from last year’s 3,229 applications, of which a record low of 19.6 percent were accepted.

By Jillian Kumagai | Dec 9 03:26 am ET

Primary aspirations

As early decision letters are sent out, we should remind ourselves of broader goals.

By Jessica Geiger | Dec 7 08:40 pm ET

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