Columbia University in the City of New York Student Population

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 34,782 students enrolled into Columbia University in the City of New York. 8,902 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 25,880 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 28,922 full-time and 5,860 part-time students. By gender, 15,636 male and 18,140 female students are attending at Columbia University in the City of New York. Next table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Gender Distribution
Attending Status

Student Population By Gender
Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Male	Female
Total	33,776	15,636	18,140
Undergraduate	8,832	4,470	4,362
Graduate	24,944	11,166	13,778

Student Population By Attending Status
Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	33,776	28,922	4,854
Undergraduate	8,832	8,161	671
Graduate	24,944	20,761	4,183

Population by Race/Ethnicity

Next tables summarize the students population by race/ethnicity at Columbia University in the City of New York.

There are 9,693 White (28.70%), 1,760 Black/African American (5.21%), 2,850 Hispanic (8.44%), 4,452 Asian (13.18%), and 15,021 students with other races.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Male	Female
Total	33,776	15,636	18,140
American Indian/Native American	54	21	33
Asian	4,452	1,919	2,533
Black/African American	1,760	688	1,072
Hispanic	2,850	1,261	1,589
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26	15	11
White	9,693	4,541	5,152
Two More	1,055	420	635
Un-Known	1,382	612	770

Undergraduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,832	4,470	4,362
American Indian/Native American	35	18	17
Asian	1,518	706	812
Black/African American	636	290	346
Hispanic	1,296	685	611
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	8	5
White	2,810	1,497	1,313
Two More	517	237	280
Un-Known	394	185	209

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Male	Female
Total	24,944	11,166	13,778
American Indian/Native American	19	3	16
Asian	2,934	1,213	1,721
Black/African American	1,124	398	726
Hispanic	1,554	576	978
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	7	6
White	6,883	3,044	3,839
Two More	538	183	355
Un-Known	988	427	561

Online Student Population

Columbia University in the City of New York offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 1,494 students (4.42% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 6,172 students (18.27% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. Next table summarizes the online student population for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Distance Learning Student Population at Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	33,776	1,494	6,172	26,110
Undergraduate	8,832	27	546	8,259
Graduate	24,944	1,467	5,626	17,851

Population by Student Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Columbia University in the City of New York. 15,407 students are aged 20 to 24 (45.62% of total students), 2,958 students are aged below 20 (8.76%), 227 students are aged above 50 (0.67%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Student Population By Age at Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Male	Female
Total	33,776	15,636	18,140
Under 18	80	33	47
Age 18-19	2,878	1,356	1,522
Age 20-21	3,999	1,880	2,119
Age 22-24	11,408	4,833	6,575
Age 25-29	9,637	4,574	5,063
Age 30-34	1,657	859	798
Age 35-39	792	421	371
Age 40-49	556	266	290
Age 50-64	195	94	101
Over 64	32	12	20
Age Un-Known	2,542	1,308	1,234

Undergraduate Student Population By Age at Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,832	4,470	4,362
Under 18	79	32	47
Age 18-19	2,870	1,352	1,518
Age 20-21	3,488	1,683	1,805
Age 22-24	1,200	673	527
Age 25-29	680	437	243
Age 30-34	268	165	103
Age 35-39	112	63	49
Age 40-49	90	48	42
Age 50-64	38	15	23
Over 64	7	2	5

Graduate Student Population By Age at Columbia University in the City of New York
	Total	Male	Female
Total	24,944	11,166	13,778
Under 18	1	1	0
Age 18-19	8	4	4
Age 20-21	511	197	314
Age 22-24	10,208	4,160	6,048
Age 25-29	8,957	4,137	4,820
Age 30-34	1,389	694	695
Age 35-39	680	358	322
Age 40-49	466	218	248
Age 50-64	157	79	78
Over 64	25	10	15
Age Un-Known	2,542	1,308	1,234

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