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Columbia University

Columbia Business School

Quick Stats

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  • Program Cost
    $118,424
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,294
  • Selectivity
    21%
  • Job Offers
    96%
  • Average Salary
    $112,728
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
Contact Information
3022 Broadway
Uris Hall, Room 216
New York, New York 10027, United States
Website

About Columbia Business School

Columbia Business School seeks to provide a truly global business education that lasts and evolves over a lifetime, preparing students for strong leadership in any industry. Our cutting-edge curriculum bridges pioneering academic theory with industry practice, imparting not only functional skills but also the entrepreneurial mindset required to recognize and capture opportunity in a competitive business environment. The School offers MBA and Executive MBA (EMBA) degrees, as well as non-degree executive education programs. For more information, visit www.gsb.columbia.edu.

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Admissions: Can I get in?

Post-Grad Work Experience
  • Average
  • Median
  • Middle 80%
Admissions Selectivity
21% Columbia Business School 48% Average Across All Schools
Average GMAT Score
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
100% 5,409
21% 21.0
0% 0.0
Female
0%
International
0%
Re-Applicants
10% 10
23% 23
Top Undergrad Majors
Top 5 Feeder Colleges for Accepted
Importance of Application Elements
  • GMAT Scores Very Important
  • Resume / Work Experience Very Important
  • Application Essay Very Important
  • Interviews Very Important
  • Recommendations Very Important
  • GPA / Undergrad Transcripts Very Important
GMAT Scores
  • All Applicants
  • Accepted
770 to 800
0%
0%
740 to 769
0%
0%
710 to 739
0%
0%
680 to 709
0%
0%
650 to 679
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0%
620 to 649
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0%
590 to 619
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560 to 589
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0%
530 to 559
0%
0%
500 to 529
0%
0%
Under 500
0%
0%
English Language Requirements
English Proficiency Required: Yes
Minimum English Proficiency Score: No
Accepted Tests
  • TOEFL Internet Based Test
  • TOEFL Paper-based Test

Careers: Will I find a job?

Financial Services 48%
Top Industry
  • Consulting 24%
  • Technology 7%
  • Other 6%
McKinsey & Company 17%
Top Employer
  • Goldman Sachs 8%
  • J.P. Morgan Chase 8%
  • Deloitte Consulting 7%
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
96% Columbia Business School 82% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
84% 84
60% 59.90775862068965
84% Receive Offers
77% 77
56% 55.94857923497267
77% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
12% 12
22% 22.276036585365855
12% Receive Offers
15% 15
25% 25.176799999999997
15% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
0% 0
5% 5.4188983050847455
0% Receive Offers
0% 0
6% 6.143524590163933
0% Accept Offers
72% Graduates seeking full-time employment
21% Graduates not seeking employment
Top Employers / Number Hired
  • McKinsey & Company 33
  • Goldman Sachs 15
  • J.P. Morgan Chase 15
  • Deloitte Consulting 14
  • Bain & Co. 13
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
28% 28
$124,125.00
30K 140K
Finance/Accounting
50% 50
$111,193.00
15K 240K
General Management
7% 7
$106,210.00
12K 140K
Human Resources
0% 0
$95,000.00
60K 130K
Marketing/Sales
9% 9
$99,286.00
60K 130K
Information Technology
0% 0
$95,000.00
80K 110K
Operations/Logistics
3% 3
$108,667.00
40K 200K
Other
2% 2
$89,000.00
51K 160K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
24% 24
$126,070.00
30K 140K
Consumer Products
6% 6
$99,866.00
30K 130K
Financial Services
48% 48
$111,808.00
15K 240K
Manufacturing
2% 2
$110,835.00
12K 200K
Media/Entertainment
2% 2
$99,500.00
80K 140K
Non-profit
1% 1
$84,000.00
73K 95K
Petroleum/Energy
0% 0
$120,000.00 Data not provided
Pharma/Biotech/Health Care
2% 2
$93,500.00
40K 116K
Real Estate
2% 2
$108,125.00
85K 150K
Technology
7% 7
$101,833.00
55K 132K
Other
6% 6
$100,840.00
60K 160K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
One Year or Less
11% 11
$112,231.00
15K 200K
More than one year, up to three years
10% 10
$105,243.00
30K 160K
More than five years
32% 32
$116,564.00
80K 240K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Asia
7% 7
$99,811.00
12K 140K
Central America & the Caribbean
0% 0
$125,000.00 Data not provided
European Free Trade Zone
8% 8
$120,892.00
100K 240K
Middle East & North Africa
2% 2
$132,445.00
110K 200K
North America
81% 81
$114,023.00
65K 200K
South America
2% 2
$115,714.00
100K 130K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
81% 81
$114,516.00
65K 200K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
2% 2
$120,000.00
100K 140K
U.S. South
1% 1
$108,333.00
90K 135K
U.S. Southwest
1% 1
$115,000.00
90K 140K
U.S. Midwest
2% 2
$103,000.00
87K 135K
U.S. West
13% 13
$111,563.00
75K 150K
Canada
0% 0
$120,000.00 Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
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Long Term Pay of MBA Graduates by Industry

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Long Term Pay of MBA Graduates by Job Function

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Top Companies with Interns / Hired
  • McKinsey & Co. 23
  • Goldman Sachs 18
  • Bain & Co. 16
  • Bank of America Merrill Lynch 14
  • Credit Suisse 13
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 96
Annual Job Searching Trips by the School
  • Silicon Valley/Seattle Trip
  • Los Angeles Study Trip
  • London Banking Trip
  • International Development/Washington, DC
  • Hong Kong Finance Trip

Tuition: Can I afford it?

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $118,424
  • Budget $90,698
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
Total Opportunity Cost
  • Program Cost $118,424
  • Budget $90,698
25 Full Tuition Scholarships
51% of Students Receive Aid
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Financial Aid
  • Apply for Aid
  • Receive Aid
Students applying for financial aid
40% 40
51% 51
Scholarships
$ $ $ $ $
Total aid distributed for the upcoming year
Basic scholarships awarded
  • Financial Need
  • Academic Merit
  • A Combination Of Need And Merit
100%
Of first-year institutional scholarship recipients who received at least the same amount for the second year
Loans
  • Loan guarantee policy No
  • Max loan guarantee per year
  • Average post-graduation debt

What Recent Grads Say See All 15 Comments >

Columbia Business School has a lot of strengths that make it utterly unique. Its location, and therefore access to many industry leaders and career opportunities. And they are not just big name, conventional companies - students at Columbia have access to entrepreneurs in the space as well as leaders from established firms. The school's extensive network also brings in some of the best speakers and adjunct professors. And because of these strengths, the school attracts an equally interesting mix of students, which really enhances the student body and alumnae network. In essence, the school is diverse - in every aspect.

Academics: What will I learn?

Students in Core Classes
63 Columbia Business School 42 Average Across All Schools
Top 3 Teaching Methods
Case study
40% 40
Lectures
38% 38
Team project
15% 15
Top Areas of Study
  • Consulting
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Marketing
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Concentrations and Specializations
  • Accounting
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Media/Entertainment
  • Operations Management
  • Social Enterprise, Decision & Risk Analysis, Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Management, Value Investing, Private Equity, Retail & Luxury Goods
  • Portfolio Management
  • Real Estate
  • Supply Chain Management
Master Degree Programs
  • Finance
  • Marketing
Joint Degree Programs
  • MBA/JD (Law)
  • MBA/MD (Medicine)
  • MBA/MSN (Nursing)
  • MBA/MS (Science)
  • Other
Requirements for Graduation
  • Other
  • Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
  • Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
Program Logistics
  • Program length (in months) 21
  • Distance learning No
Technology Improvements
  • Recent improvements include upgrades to teaching podiums with advanced audio and video recording/play-back services of class sessions, phased migration underway to a better Learning Management System (Instructure’s Canvas system), implementation of the Microsoft Lync (instant) messaging platform to improve student communications and collaboration, expansion of the School’s research computing grid, including the use of GPU processing, to increase research performance and capacity and the installation of addi

Students: Who are my classmates?

12% Married Students 38% International Students
38% Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
Student Citizenship
North America
64% 64
Asia
13% 13
Dual Citizen
12% 12
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Activities
Active Professional Clubs
  • Biotech/Health care
  • Business Ethics
  • Consulting
  • Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental
  • Finance
  • High Tech
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Investment Banking
  • Marketing
  • Media & Entertainment
  • New Media
  • Nonprofit
  • Other
  • VC/ Private Equity
Active Networking Clubs
  • Black MBA Association
  • Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
  • Hispanic Student Organization
  • International Club
  • Other
  • Partners/Family
  • Volunteer
  • Wine
  • Women in MBA

Alumni: How strong is my network?

41,000 Living MBA Alumni 36 Countries where alumni clubs exist
64 Active alumni clubs
16 Participating in gift donations Yes Individual alumni gift in excess of $10 Million in the last 12 months

Employer data includes graduates and current students.