Columbia University Courses and Fees 2025

• The courses range from undergraduate to phd Level and entirely depend on your choices. There is a lot of flexibility in the classes you can take. Usually you will have 3 hrs of class per week per course.
• Some professors prefer 1.5 hours of class twice a week and some have a single 3-hour class. Classes start as early as 8 am and end as late as 10pm based on how you pick your schedule. The average number of students per class will be between 100 and 200. Around 30-40% of the class will be of Indian origin.

• The fee is charged per credit, and on average you are required to do 36 credits. Usually people pick up 12 per semester. The fee is charged semester-wise. Along with this, you will have to pay for insurance.
• As for living expenses, The average rent for a private room close to campus will be $1200 on the lower end. You will have some grocery and phone expenses and you can have a good comfortable time at university for around $2000. Public Transportation in nyc is affordable and you can walk around quite a bit.

The quality of course curriculum is good. The curriculum is relevant to the industry. As a part of one of the courses we get to directly work on an industry project for one whole semester. I felt sql and reporting tools are not discussed in depth in any courses till date, including these would make students a better fit for the market.

For a 3 semester course it would be around 75 Lakhs INR

The course syllabus is quite updated and there are industrial projects as well. Some of the courses as part of the core curriculum are pretty basic and are not worth spending as much.

$72000 for the entire program fees (1.5 years)