What's popular major in columbia?

herenow
Wed, 19 May 2010 22:45:04 +0000

Reputation for department strength at the undergrad level is very hard to quantify. Faculty are hired by the research they do, which is what grad school rankings try to measure. For the areas you ask about, both schools are strong. Cornell is better, in general, in engineering. Columbia is ranked slightly higher at math. For sciences it depends on which science or branch of that science. For undergrad, I wouldn’t worry about individual departments at two top schools like these – they are both strong in almost everything. More important is the fit and culture which is a very individual matter.