Columbia University

Fall 2010 Admissions Information
Application deadline (U.S.)
rolling
Application deadline (International)
N/A
Application fee
$250
Director of admissions
Linda Meehan
MBA Program Contacts
Full-time traditional two-year and full-time accelerated programs admissions phone number
(212) 854-1961
Full-time traditional two-year and full-time accelerated programs admissions E-mail
apply@gsb.columbia.edu
Full-time traditional two-year and full-time accelerated MBA programs website
http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/mba
Executive program admissions phone number
(212) 854-2211
Executive program admissions E-mail
embainfo@columbia.edu
Executive MBA program website
http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/emba
Part-time program admissions phone number
N/A
Part-time program admissions E-mail
N/A
Part-time MBA program website
N/A
Part-time distance learning program admissions phone number
N/A
Part-time distance learning program admissions E-mail
N/A
Part-time distance learning MBA program website
N/A
Fall 2008 Admissions Statistics
Number of applicants (full-time)
5,999
Number of acceptances (full-time)
908
Acceptance rate (full-time)
15.1%
Number of applicants (part-time)
N/A
Number of acceptances (part-time)
N/A
Acceptance rate (part-time)
N/A
Fall 2008 Enrollment
Total first-year enrollment (full-time)
721
Average age (full-time)
28
Average undergraduate GPA (full-time)
3.40
New entrants providing their undergraduate GPAs (full-time)
721
Full-time student GPA range (10th-90th percentile)
3-3.8
Average GMAT score (full-time)
709
Full-time student GMAT range (10th-90th percentile)
660-760
Average months of work experience (full-time)
58
Students with prior work experience (full-time)
718
Total first-year enrollment (part-time)
N/A
Average age (part-time)
N/A
Average undergraduate GPA (part-time)
N/A
New entrants providing their undergraduate GPAs (part-time)
N/A
Part-time student GPA range (10th-90th percentile)
N/A
Average GMAT (part-time)
N/A
Part-time student GMAT range (10th-90th percentile)
N/A
Average months of work experience (part-time)
N/A
Students with prior work experience (part-time)
N/A
Undergraduate Majors
Business and Commerce majors
176
Computer science majors
18
Economics majors
140
Engineering majors
115
Humanities majors
49
Law majors
9
Science majors
49
Social Science majors
102
Other majors
63
TOEFL
TOEFL required for international students?
Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required for paper test
N/A
Minimum TOEFL score required for computer test
N/A
Criteria, Processes, Factors, and Procedures Used in Admissions
(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)
Full-time traditional two-year and full-time accelerated programs: Columbia Business School fosters an entrepreneurial mind-set aimed at identifying and capturing opportunity in a rapidly changing world. It seeks intellectually driven, vibrant students from diverse economic, social, ethnic and geographic backgrounds who possess a record of achievement, leadership and the ability to work as members of a team. The School admits students in January and September.
Executive program: The Columbia Executive MBA programs are designed for people with significant professional achievement, organizational responsibilities and an average of ten years’ experience. Admission requirements include assured time off for all class days; an undergraduate degree; all transcripts from previous schools; two professional reference letters; GMAT scores and an on-campus interview.
Part-time program: N/A
Part-time distance learning program: N/A