Partially funded

Columbia Grant (need-based financial aid, Columbia College and Columbia Engineering)

Columbia University, United States

Scholarship overview

The Columbia Grant is need-based funding from the University that does not need to be repaid. Financial aid at Columbia is need-based only: there are no academic, athletic or talent-based institutional scholarships. Columbia meets 100% of demonstrated need for four years and includes no loans in aid packages.

Award Information

  • Admitted undergraduate of Columbia College or Columbia Engineering with demonstrated financial need
  • Domestic students: FAFSA, CSS Profile and income documentation
  • No fixed income or asset cutoff; need is assessed each year
  • Tuition-free for families with calculated income under $150,000 (typical assets)
  • $0 expected parent contribution under $66,000 income
  • Reduced parent contribution for $66,000 to $100,000 income
  • $2,000 start-up grant for first-year students from low-income families
  • Average Columbia grant: $70,797 (51% of students receive one)
  • Student work-study averaging about 7 hours a week

Priority deadlines: Early Decision financial aid application November 15; Regular Decision February 15.

  1. Apply for admission via Common App, Coalition or QuestBridge.
  2. Submit FAFSA (code 002707), CSS Profile (code 2116) and parental income documents through IDOC.
  3. Track the application on the financial aid portal.

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Documents you will need

  • FAFSA
  • CSS Profile
  • Parental tax returns or income documentation via IDOC

How selection works

Awards are determined by a financial analysis of family income, assets and circumstances each academic year.

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