Columbia University

Fall 2008 Admissions Information
Application deadline (U.S.): 04/15
Application deadline (International): 03/02
Application fee: $215
Director of admissions: Linda Meehan

Program Contacts
Full-time traditional two year and full-time accelerated programs:
     Admissions phone number: (212) 854-1961
     Admissions E-mail: apply@gsb.columbia.edu
     Website: http://www.gsb.columbia.edu

Executive program:
     Admissions phone number: (212) 854-2211
     Admissions E-mail: embainfo@columbia.edu
     Website: http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/emba

Part-time program:
     Admissions phone number: N/A
     Admissions E-mail: N/A
     Website: N/A

Part-time distance learning program:
     Admissions phone number: N/A
     Admissions E-mail: N/A
     Website: N/A

Fall 2006 Admissions Statistics
Number of applicants: 5,372 (full-time)
Number of acceptances: 924 (full-time)
Acceptance rate for full-time program: 17.2%

 

Fall 2006 Enrollment
Total first-year enrollment: 726 (full-time) Students with prior work experience: 702 (full-time)
Average months of work experience: 60 (full-time)
Average age: 28.0 (full-time)

Average undergraduate GPA: 3.40 (full-time)
Range undergraduate GPA (10th-90th percentile): 2.90- 3.90 (full-time)
New entrants providing their undergraduate GPA's: 726 (full-time)

Average GMAT: 708 (full-time)
Range GMAT (10th-90th percentile): 660- 750 (full-time)

Undergraduate Majors

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
Full-time traditional two year and full-time accelerated programs:
(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)
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:
(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)
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