Columbia considers expanding undergraduate enrollment by up to 20 percent

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If Columbia was not in nyc, it would be behind Cornell in rankings

It’s exceptionally overrated and carried by the location

It is ranked behind Cornell as is. Both schools wouldn't be T25 if they weren't ivys.

They have the Ivy cache. No doubt about that

[Anonymous]

Columbia’s undergraduate population is currently about 22% international students. With a 20% expansion in available seats, does this mean the university plans to raise the proportion of international students to more than one-third?

Errr...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Columbia’s undergraduate population is currently about 22% international students. With a 20% expansion in available seats, does this mean the university plans to raise the proportion of international students to more than one-third?

Errr...

Class of '29 is 16% international https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/2025-08/Columbia%20Class%20of%202029%20Profile.pdf Expanding undergraduates is intended to reduce the percentage of international students.

[Anonymous]

How long before Columbia introduce ED0?

[Anonymous]

This is a timely move by Columbia to shore up jihadi recruitment.

[Anonymous]

They should eliminate the test-optional policy. Otherwise, negative reputation remains the same—they’ve already done enough damage to their reputation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a timely move by Columbia to shore up jihadi recruitment.

Is it going to turn from a Jewish campus to a Muslim one??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is not good. Columbia has not had a couple of good years. Steer away.

Are you steering competition away from your DC?

Just apply to Columbia GS. They take kids right out of high school and it is the same degree. Greater than 40% acceptance rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They should eliminate the test-optional policy. Otherwise, negative reputation remains the same—they’ve already done enough damage to their reputation.

Their yield would get killed with no test optional. They are well-aware that test optional is a joke, but it’s a business and it helps with rankings.

[Anonymous]

Wasn't Columbia one of the first college to do early decision back in the 1990's because its yield was so bad?

[Anonymous]

Columbia is just too small to expand. The school is already too large for the amount of students they serve. I'm glad to see Ivies actually getting bigger because the applicant pool has ballooned in the past 25 years. However, schools with more physical space, such as Brown, Penn, Dartmouth, etc. should be expanding.

[Anonymous]

I actually wonder if Columbia will suffer from a prestige decrease due to expanded enrollment and consistent scandals? I'm now seeing kids in DC's school rebuff Columbia for other schools like Brown and even Dartmouth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Columbia is just too small to expand. The school is already too large for the amount of students they serve. I'm glad to see Ivies actually getting bigger because the applicant pool has ballooned in the past 25 years. However, schools with more physical space, such as Brown, Penn, Dartmouth, etc. should be expanding.

Where does Dartmouth expand to, into Vermont state line?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I actually wonder if Columbia will suffer from a prestige decrease due to expanded enrollment and consistent scandals? I'm now seeing kids in DC's school rebuff Columbia for other schools like Brown and even Dartmouth.

They don't know what they're missing by not applying to Dartmouth. Get those test scores up and apply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Columbia is just too small to expand. The school is already too large for the amount of students they serve. I'm glad to see Ivies actually getting bigger because the applicant pool has ballooned in the past 25 years. However, schools with more physical space, such as Brown, Penn, Dartmouth, etc. should be expanding.

Where does Dartmouth expand to, into Vermont state line?

There’s nothing but open land. They could definitely get construction approval. Same for Penn- Philly isn’t that expensive.

Columbia is surrounded by an actual community of thousands of people and has to fight New York City to build.