Columbia University - School of Engineering and Applied Science - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  1	Secondary School Record
  2	Class Rank
  2	School's Recommendation
  2	Standardized Test Scores
  2	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  I	Character and Personality
  I	Extracurricular participation
  C	Particular talent or ability
  C	Geographical distribution
  C	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Accumulative Percent
  Top tenth	68%
  Top fifth	91%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

SAT verbal scores over 500 99%, SAT math scores over 500 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 89%, SAT math scores over 600 99%, ACT scores over 24 100%, SAT verbal scores over 700 41%, SAT math scores over 700 83%, ACT scores over 30 47%
• The majority of accepted applicants took the ACT test.