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Columbia University in the City of New York BS in Engineering

363 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Columbia BS in Engineering

#20 in the U.S
#1 in New York

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for engineering majors, Columbia came in at #20. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for Columbia.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)10
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools10
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)11
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)13
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)13
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Graduates14
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)14
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)15
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)19
Best Engineering Schools20
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools21
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering22
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)25
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering28
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)31
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering33
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)35
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools36
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)36
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Engineering Graduates39
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates40
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)47
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)53
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)79
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering90
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)108
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates110
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering118
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans149
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans152
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering161
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)171
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering179
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans219
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)233
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans249
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering273
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)338
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)343
Best Value Colleges for Engineering367
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering373
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering383

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from Columbia Cost?

$60,532 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Columbia Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Columbia paid an average of $1,896 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$57,864$57,864
Fees$2,668$2,668
Books and Supplies$1,318$1,318
On Campus Room and Board$12,394$12,394
On Campus Other Expenses$2,220$2,220

Learn more about Columbia tuition and fees.

Does Columbia Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

Online degrees for the Columbia engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.

Columbia Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

363 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
39.7% Women
34.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 363 bachelor’s degrees in engineering awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2019-2020, 39.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering at Columbia in 2019-2020, 34.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian58
Black or African American19
Hispanic or Latino36
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White96
International Students92
Other Races/Ethnicities62

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at Columbia

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering54
Chemical Engineering39
Civil Engineering28
Computer Engineering19
Electrical Engineering45

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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