Admissions & Prospective Student FAQs

For information on applying to the undergraduate program, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions .

Graduate applications, requirements, and deadlines are available at Graduate Admissions .

Financial support is awarded to doctoral candidates only on a competitive basis in the form of assistantships that provide a stipend, a tuition allowance, and medical fees.

For more information, please see:

• Student Financial Services   
• Undergraduate: Office of Financial Aid and Educational Financing
• Graduate Engineering: Financial Aid 

For more information regarding tuition and fees, please see:

• Tuition Rates & University Fees

For information on the types of student housing available and costs, please see:

• Student Housing Essentials
• Types of Accommodations 

For information on the application requirements, please see Columbia Engineering: Application Requirements 

Undergraduate applicants should contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions .

Graduate program applicants will receive an email from the Graduate Student Affairs office regarding when the application was sent for review. For more information, please see Graduate Engineering: Application Process .

The Visitors Center , located in Room 213 of Low Library, welcomes more than 45,000 visitors each year and serves as a central location for prospective students and visitors seeking general information about Columbia University. For more information, please see Visiting Columbia.

Undergraduate students: 
Information sessions & campus tours are available for prospective undergraduate students of Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. For more information, please see: Undergraduate Admissions: Campus Visit.

Graduate students: 
For information on virtual information sessions, on campus information sessions, academic department information sessions, and individual appointments, see Graduate Engineering: Visit Us .

Visitors are always welcome to visit the APAM Department to meet with our Student Services Coordinator. Please feel free to stop by the APAM office, 200 Mudd, anytime during regular business hours.

If you are interested in meeting with a faculty member or touring a lab, please send an email to [email protected] or call the APAM Student Services Coordinator at 212-854-4457 to make an appointment before you come for a visit.

Please note: it is extremely difficult to schedule a faculty appointment or a lab tour if you do not make arrangements ahead of time. 

The Pre-Submission Application Review (PAR) Program provides a one-time review of an applicant’s personal statement and CV from a current PhD student in the APAM Department. For additional details, please refer to  https://amps.studentgroups.columbia.edu/content/apam-phd-pre-submission-application-review-par-program