When making your financial plans, it is necessary to consider tuition and fees as well as living expenses in estimating the overall cost of attendance (COA). The following is the estimated cost of attendance for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Please note that students enrolled on student visas are required to register as full-time students.
Registration Category | Per Semester |
Residence Unit (less than or equal to 20 points) Students who register for more than 20 points will be charged $24,514 + $1,880 per point, for each point beyond 20 points. | $24,514 |
Extended Residence | $12,257 |
Matriculation and Facilities | $2,392 |
M.A. in Biotechnology and QMSS
Registration Category (students who entered the program beginning in Fall 2013) | Per Semester |
Residence Unit (less than or equal to 20 points) Students who register for more than 20 points will be charged $34,986 + $1,880 per point, for each point beyond 20 points. | $34,986 |
Extended Residence | $13,306 |
Half Residence Unit (three or fewer courses) | $18,957 |
Quarter Residence Unit (two or fewer courses) | $10,958 |
M.A. in Mathematics of Finance
Registration Category (students who entered the program beginning in Fall 2013) | Per Semester |
Residence Unit (less than or equal to 20 points) Students who register for more than 20 points will be charged $38, 506 + $1,880 per point, for each point beyond 20 points. | $38,506 |
Extended Residence | $14,643 |
Half Residence Unit (three or fewer courses) | $20,868 |
Quarter Residence Unit (two or fewer courses) | $12,060 |
Registration Category | Per Semester |
Residence Unit (less than or equal to 20 points) Students who register for more than 20 points will be charged $37,331 + $1,880 per point, for each point beyond 20 points. | $37,331 |
Extended Residence | $14,194 |
Half Residence Unit (three or fewer courses) | $20,229 |
Quarter Residence Unit (two or fewer courses) | $11,693 |
M.A. in Statistics
Registration Category (students who entered the program beginning in Fall 2013) | Per Semester |
Residence Unit (less than or equal to 20 points) Students who register for more than 20 points will be charged $38,506 + $1,880 per point, for each point beyond 20 points. | $38,506 |
Extended Residence | $14,643 |
Half Residence Unit (three or fewer courses) | $20,868 |
Quarter Residence Unit (two or fewer courses) | $12,060 |
M.A. in Statistics-Hybrid Program
Registration Category | Per Semester |
Residence Unit (less than or equal to 20 points) Students who register for more than 20 points will be charged $38,506 + $1,880 per point, for each point beyond 20 points. | $38,506 |
Extended Residence | $14,646 |
Half Residence Unit (three or fewer courses) | $20,868 |
Quarter Residence Unit (two or fewer courses) | $12,060 |
All Other Master's Programs
Registration Category: All Other Programs and students in Statistics, Mathematics of Finance, QMSS and Biotechnology who entered prior to Fall 2013 | Per Semester |
Residence Unit (less than or equal to 20 points) Students who register for more than 20 points will be charged $30,851 + $1,880 per point, for each point beyond 20 points. | $30,851 |
Half Residence Unit (three or fewer courses) | $16,718 |
Quarter Residence Unit (two or fewer courses) | $9,662 |
Extended Residence | $11,741 |
Per-Point MA Programs (formerly Liberal Studies MA Programs) | Per Point |
Tuition in the following Master's programs is charged on a per-point basis: CONTINUING Students prior to the 2016-17 academic year
Please note: beginning fall 2016, the tuition for new students in all Master's programs will follow the registration model of the Residence Unit. Only continuing students in programs that formerly used the per-point registration model will be able to continue to pay per-point. | $1,704 |
Special Programs: For information about the programs in International and World History and Japanese Pedagogy, see below.
Health and Insurance Fees – Morningside Campus | |
Health Service Fee | |
Fall 2020 (August 15-December 31, 2020) | $607 |
Spring/Summer 2021 (January 1-August 14, 2021) | $607 |
Columbia Student Medical Insurance | |
Fall 20120 (August 15-December31, 2020): | $1,400 |
Spring/Summer 2021 (January 1-August 14, 2021) | $2,276 |
Per-Semester Fees | |||
Fee Name | Per Semester | ||
University Facilities Fee (provides access to the facilities at the Dodge Physical Fitness Center and Lerner Hall and supports enhancements for the libraries and computer networks) | |||
| $549 | ||
| $583 | ||
| $321 | ||
Student Activity Fee | $45 | ||
International Service Charge (nonresident students) | $110 | ||
One-Time Fees | |||
Document Fee (charged only in your first semester of enrollment) | $105 | ||
The following table lists estimated living expenses based upon reasonable expenditures over the 9-month 2020-2021 academic year. Students may incur additional expenses that are not covered by the standard COA, such as the purchase of a computer, medical expenses not covered by insurance, conference expenses, etc.
Room and Board | $22,284 |
Personal expenses | $5,400 |
Books and supplies | $2,000 |
Transportation | $1,143 |
Additional Budget Allowances
Children
First child | $4,770 |
Each additional child | $4,105 |
Special Programs
International and World History (London)
In the first year of the program at Columbia, students will be charged the tuition rates listed above in the All Other Master's Programs section.
In the second year of the program at the London School of Economics, students will be charged LSE tuition rates.
Summer M.A. Program in Japanese Pedagogy
Tuition for Summer 2020
Degree | $16,872 |
Non-degree | $5,718 |
Advanced Standing | $12,660 |