Columbia University
Application Requirements
Columbia's National College Match Requirements
Required Application Materials for College Match Finalists
DEADLINE for all required materials listed below: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
If you have ranked Columbia University as one of your choices for the QuestBridge National College Match, the following five items must be submitted to the college as soon as you are notified of your finalist status on October 21. Due to the amount of supplementary application materials required for Columbia, it is highly recommended that you begin this process in early October. If you do not submit the required materials by November 1, 2011, Columbia may choose not to consider your application for the College Match.
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If there are any additional questions please refer to the FAQ for QuestBridge Students Applying to Columbia.
If you are not selected as a National College Match Finalist, please review the college-specific requirements for QuestBridge students who wish to apply through the Regular Decision process.
Columbia University requirements for College Match finalists
(All documents due November 1, 2011)
- The Common Application with the Columbia University Supplement and all supporting documentation (including official transcripts, secondary school report, and recommendations)
The Common Application online
Select the "Regular Decision" option on the application (not "Early Decision").
Please check the Fee Waiver box on the Common Application. The application fee is automatically waived for QuestBridge finalists; you do not need to mail in an official fee waiver form. Non-finalists who wish to apply through the early or regular decision processes will be asked to pay the fee or submit a fee waiver request at a later date. Please refer to the Common Application for further instructions.
FAQ for QuestBridge Students Applying to Columbia
- Official test scores
Request official score reports from the College Board and/or ACT as soon as you are notified of your QuestBridge finalist status on October 21. You should not use the "rush reporting" service.
SAT code: 2116 (Columbia College or Columbia Engineering)
ACT code: 2717 (Columbia College), 2719 (Columbia Engineering)
For more information about testing and testing deadlines click here.
- Official transcripts
Refer to Columbia University Application instructions.
- 2012-2013 CSS PROFILE (including Noncustodial PROFILE, if applicable)
CSS PROFILE online
(Available October 1)
Columbia's CSS code: 2116
- Financial documents (Refer to the Columbia Cover Sheet for Financial Documents for more details about required documents.)
2010 federal tax returns, including all schedules and attachments.
2010 earnings statements (W-2s, 1099 forms, etc.)
Recent paystubs or other verification of current-year income.
Complete the cover sheet, enclose required documents, and fax to:
212-854-5353, ATTN: QuestBridge
If faxing is not possible, mail to:
ATTN: QuestBridge
Office of Financial Aid & Educational Financing
Columbia University
100 Hamilton Hall
1130 Amsterdam Ave, MC 2802
New York, NY 10027
You may apply to any of QuestBridge's partner colleges via Regular Decision. Admission through Regular Decision is not binding and does not come with a guaranteed financial aid package. You must complete two steps in order to apply to a partner college via QuestBridge:
- Request Regular Decision application forwarding on your "My Locker" page between December 1st and December 15th.
- Submit all required additional materials. Required materials may range from submitting official transcripts to emailing the college's admissions office to submitting the Common Application.
All additional materials are due by the individual college's Regular Decision deadline, and you will be notified of the admissions decision according to their normal deadlines. Please note that colleges may have different Regular Decision deadlines, and many partner colleges have different requirements for QuestBridge finalists and non-finalists. You may need to submit additional materials even if you ranked a college for the College Match process.
Columbia's Testing Requirements
Each of our partner colleges has different requirements for standardized tests that students must take in order to be considered for admission. Please review the testing requirements for Columbia below. Refer to the National College Match Requirements (above) for instructions regarding submission of test scores to the colleges.
Must take one of the following combinations:
- SAT Reasoning Test and 2 SAT Subject Tests; or
- ACT and 2 SAT Subject Tests
Please see our Standardized Testing page for a complete list of the standardized tests and testing deadlines required by each QuestBridge partner college.
**If homeschooled, must take 2 additional SAT Subject Tests.
**If applying for engineering, must take Math and either Physics or Chemistry SAT Subject Tests.
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