Admissions Information For Prospective Students

All individuals, regardless of their immigration status, are welcome at Columbia and encouraged to apply for admission.

Please note: PhD students serve as instructors and/or research assistants and therefore will require valid employment authorization. If you are applying to a PhD program, please contact the department or program you are applying to regarding employment requirements.

For information about a particular school at Columbia, please contact that school.

Directory of Colleges and Schools

Note: In Spring 2017, Columbia College, the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences undergraduate program and the Mailman School of Public Health announced need-blind admissions for DACA and undocumented students.

Additional Information

Undocumented students can learn more about applying to or attending college or university from the College Board, a nonprofit organization that serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators and schools.