It depends on the level of education sought. Columbia offers the following degrees.

• Bachelor's (four years)
• Master's (two to three years post bachelor's degree)
  
• Doctoral (four years post bachelor's degree)

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San Diego State University

San Diego, California

• 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
• 18% Asian/Pacific Islander
• 4% Black/Non-Hispanic
• 27% Hispanic
• 41% White/Non-Hispanic
• 2% Non-Resident Alien
• 8% Race/ethnicity unreported

The above is particular to first year students. The reason why 8% is unreported, is because students are not required to disclose that information. While the question is on the application, answering it is strictly on a voluntary bases (as mandated by federal law).

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Columbia uses a "a holistic admission process in which every single application is given a thorough review and there is positively no minimum grade point average, class rank or SAT/ACT score one must obtain in order to secure admission at Columbia." Thus, there is no minimum.

However, as listed in Peterson's, last year's stats were:

Admission: 17,151 applied; 1,662 admitted; 1,022 enrolled

Average high school GPA: 3.8

Test Scores:

SAT critical reading scores over 500 100%

SAT math scores over 500 100%

SAT critical reading scores over 600 92%

SAT math scores over 600 94%

SAT critical reading scores over 700 62%

SAT math scores over 700 58%

The Ivy League's AI is a formula generated by class rank, SAT I scores, and SAT II scores. Attewell demonstrated that class rank plays an out-sized role in Ivy League admissions, with even a drop for #1 in the class to #5 having a very large impact on the probability of admission. So, the real answer to this question may be more like, "GPA is less important than class rank."

Answer

It varies. Perfect SAT scores have been rejected from Columbia. Low SATs are here and I know some of them. But GPA are all high. The SATs are not everything anymore. GPA is still a big factor. A 3.6 and lower will not get you in. A 3.8-3.9 is the average. A 4.0 is very common among accepted students. Good Luck

See Sources and Related Links to access Attewell's study.

The perfect SAT scores cannot be rejected like that. For getting into Columbia University you got to submit a "Statement Of Purpose" which decides the final selection or rejection. You have to be clear in your thoughts about the prospective reasons for pursuing a particular course in that university. They actually decide upon your goal and your inclination towards the chosen group of study. I recently happen to see an online tutor named 1to1 tutor which offered a good coverage on SAT applicants. You can get info on that too .

Columbia University is a private university.

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Columbia University: School of General Studies

New York, New York

• B = Bachelor's degree

• Architecture B

• African Studies B
• African-American Studies B
• American Studies B
• Asian Studies B
• East Asian Studies B
• Hispanic-American Studies B
• Latin American Studies B
• Near/Middle Eastern Studies B
• Russian/Slavic Area Studies B
• Women's Studies B

• Art History/Criticism/Conservation B
• Arts - General B
• Dance B
• Drama/Theater Arts B
• Film Studies B
• Music - General B
• Music - General Performance B
• Music - Voice/Opera B
• Musicology/Ethnomusicology B
• Painting B
• Sculpture B

• Biology B
• Evolutionary Biology B

• Computer Science B
• Computer/Information Sciences - General B

• Elementary Education B
• Secondary Education B

• Creative Writing B
• English Language & Literature - General B
• English Literature (British) B

• Classics B
• Comparative Literature B
• French B
• German B
• Italian B
• Portuguese B
• Russian B
• Spanish B

• Premedicine B

• History - General B

• Applied Mathematics B
• Mathematics - General B
• Statistics B

• Environmental Studies B
• Natural Resources & Conservation - General B

• Philosophy B
• Religion/Religious Studies B

• Astronomy B
• Astrophysics B
• Chemistry B
• Geochemistry B
• Geology B
• GeophysicsSeismology B
• Oceanography B
• Physics B

• Psychology - General B

• Human Services B

• Economics B
• Political Science/Government B
• Sociology B
• Urban Studies B

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