Columbia SAT scores
What SAT score do you need for Columbia? Aim for 1560 or higher. Half of the enrolled students who sent SAT scores scored 1510 to 1560 (Common Data Set 2025-26), and a quarter scored 1560 or more.
Middle 50% SAT at Columbia
1510–1560
Aim for 1560 or higher, the 75th percentile.
Columbia at a glance, Common Data Set 2025-26
| SAT middle 50% | 1510 to 1560Median 1540 |
|---|---|
| ACT middle 50% | 34 to 35Median 35 |
| Tests for fall 2027 | OptionalOptional for fall 2027 entry; required from fall 2028. |
| Acceptance rate | 4.9%Fall 2025 entry |
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Questions people ask
What is the average SAT score at Columbia?
The median is 1540: half of the enrolled first-year students who sent SAT scores scored 1540 or higher (Common Data Set 2025-26).
Does Columbia require the SAT?
Optional for fall 2027 entry; required from fall 2028.
What ACT score do you need for Columbia?
Aim for 35 or higher. The middle 50% of enrolled students who sent ACT scores scored 34 to 35.
What is the acceptance rate at Columbia?
4.9% for fall 2025 entry: 2,946 admitted from 59,611 applicants (Common Data Set 2025-26).
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How we work this out
What it does
Enter your score to see where it sits among students who enrolled at Columbia.
Columbia University in the City of New York, first-year admission. Scores of enrolled students who sent them.
Method
- The ranges are Columbia's own figures for enrolled first-year students who sent scores (Common Data Set 2025-26, section C9). The middle 50% runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
- Top 25% means your score is at or above the 75th percentile. Upper half is from the median up to it. Lower half is from the 25th percentile up to the median. Bottom 25% is under the 25th percentile.
- We copy each number from the college's own document. We never add section scores to make a total or convert ACT to SAT.
- The acceptance rate is admits divided by applicants in section C1 of the Common Data Set 2025-26.
Sources
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- Columbia University: Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C9 (25th, 50th and 75th percentile scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores)
- Columbia University in the City of New York: First-year testing policy, First-year testing requirement