Tuition & Fees

$150 application fee (for M.S. and M.P.S. degree programs and degree-affiliated certificate programs)

The Orientation Fee is a required one-time fee for all entering degree students in their first term, covering the costs of mandatory orientation programming.

$150

All students registered on the Morningside Campus shall be charged a University Services and Support Fee, calculated based on the student’s registration. Full-time students are those registered for 12 or more credits in the term. Part-time students are those registered for fewer than 12 points (credits) in the term. This fee is not assessed to American Language Program students or School of Professional Studies Summer Program for High School students.  This fee combines the Recreational Facilities Fee and Lerner Fee (for both of these, applies to Spring Term only for Academic Year 20-21), Information Technology Fee (all students charged, including part-time), and the Cross-Cutting Multi-School Activities Fee. This fee is subject to Board of Trustee approval and may change.

The document fee entitles students to e-transcripts, enrollment and degree certifications, and the mailing of the original diploma. The fee is assessed once during the student’s tenure, normally at the point of first matriculation, with students who previously attended Columbia not being billed.

$105 one-time fee for all new students

$75 required of any student who drops all courses for which he or she has registered

Required of all students. Includes services provided on campus as well as integrated off-campus services. See health.columbia.edu for details. Students who pay the Health Service Fee in Spring are not required to pay the Health Service Fee in Summer. The Summer Trimester Fee applies to new Summer Trimester students only.

NOTE: International Services Fee — This fee is mandatory for all international students.

$150 per term required of all international students.