Columbia University in the City of New York Student Population and Demographics

Columbia University Student Population

There are 35,173 students including 9,164 undergraduate and 26,009 graduate students at Columbia University in the City of New York for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 28,886 full-time and 6,287 part-time students with gender distribution of 15,887 male and 19,286 female students.

Columbia University in the City of New York is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 1,499 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Columbia University in the City of New York has a total enrollment of 35,173 with a gender distribution of 45.17% male (15,887 students) and 54.83% female (19,286 students). There are 4,605 male and 4,559 female students in undergraduate school and 11,282 male and 14,727 female students are attending graduate school at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Student Population By Gender
Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Men	Women
Total	35,173	15,887	19,286
Undergraduate	9,164	4,605	4,559
Graduate	26,009	11,282	14,727
Full-time	28,886	13,033	15,853
Part-time	6,287	2,854	3,433

[Chart] Columbia University in the City of New York 2025 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Columbia University in the City of New York has 28,886 full-time and 6,287 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 8,489 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 675 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 20,397 students are full-time and 5,612 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	35,173	28,886	6,287
Undergraduate	9,164	8,489	675
Graduate	26,009	20,397	5,612
Men	15,887	13,033	2,854
Women	19,286	15,853	3,433

[Chart] Columbia University in the City of New York Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Columbia University in the City of New York, 1,499 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,519 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 35,173 students.

In undergraduate schools, 68 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 3,950 students are attending some online courses.

2025 Distance Learning Enrollment
Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	35,173	9,164	26,009
Online Exclusively	1,499	4	1,495
In Some Online Classes	2,519	64	2,455
Not In Online Classes	31,155	9,096	22,059

[Chart] Columbia University in the City of New York Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Columbia University in the City of New York. There are 48 American Indian/Native American, 7,943 White, 1,838 Black/African American, 4,664 Asian, 2,925 Hispanic, 35 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 1,778 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Men	Women
Total	35,173	15,887	19,286
American Indian/Native American	48	17	31
Asian	4,664	1,946	2,718
Black/African American	1,838	672	1,166
Hispanic	2,925	1,240	1,685
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	35	20	15
White	7,943	3,639	4,304
Two More	1,177	497	680
Race Un-Known	2,731	1,281	1,450

[Chart] Columbia University in the City of New YorkRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Age Distribution
Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	35,173	9,164	26,009
Under 18	137	136	1
Age 18-19	2,840	2,804	36
Age 20-21	4,278	3,646	632
Age 22-24	12,185	1,322	10,863
Age 25-29	9,920	684	9,236
Age 30-34	3,397	293	3,104
Age 35-39	1,228	124	1,104
Age 40-49	822	97	725
Age 50-64	327	49	278
Over 64	37	7	30
Age Un-Known	2	2	0

[Chart] Columbia University in the City of New York 2025 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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