Columbia will charge undergraduate students in Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science $72,800 in tuition—a 3.75 percent increase from the 2025-26 academic year, according to the University’s financial aid office. A University official told Spectator that Columbia recently approved the increase, but did not respond to a request for comment on exactly when.
Columbia’s new rate reflects an increase by nearly 50 percent in undergraduate tuition since the 2014-15 academic year.
Barnard will charge students $73,120 in tuition next year, a 3.5 percent increase, Jennifer Fondiller, BC ’88, vice president for enrollment and external affairs, and Sharon Hewitt Watkins, TC ’02, vice president and chief financial officer, announced in a May 22 email to students.
After these increases, Columbia’s total estimated cost of attendance, not including travel expenses or health insurance charges, will reach $100,884 for continuing students and $99,774 for first-year students. Barnard’s estimated cost of attendance, which does include travel expenses, will reach $103,000 for students living on campus and $86,572 for commuter students.