2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at Columbia University graduate schools is $56,279 in average over all graduate programs. The tuition & fees has increased by 3.02% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate 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 Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
Columbia University 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearTotalTuitionFees
2020$49,968$47,600$2,368
2021$51,194$49,024$2,170
2022$52,924$50,496$2,428
2023$54,627$52,016$2,611
2024$56,279$53,576$2,703
Columbia University 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearTuition Per Credit Hour
2020$1,880
2021$1,974
2022$2,074
2023$2,178
2024$2,276
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$14,490$2,180$17,955$5,220
2021$12,394$2,220$18,360$5,355
2022$15,450$2,262$20,565$5,445
2023$16,286$2,306$16,212$3,448
2024$16,800$2,350$17,058$3,492

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at Columbia University in the City of New York offers 445 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 2 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's1352
Doctorate (Research)950
Doctorate (Professional)60
Post-BS Certificate20
Post-MS Certificate1260
Total4452
Post-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At Columbia University, there are 34,782 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 25,880 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 11,620 male and 14,260 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.81 to 1. Columbia University in the City of New York offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 1,086 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native28721
Asian2,9081,1941,714
Black or African American1,114383731
Hispanic1,5945901,004
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1257
White6,1832,6483,535
Two or More Races581202379
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,083525558
Total 25,88011,62014,260

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