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Colleges similar to Columbia University in the City of New York

15 schools closest to Columbia University in the City of New York (Trajecta Score 85) — neighbors in New York first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Columbia University in the City of New York, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Columbia University in the City of New York (this school) New York, NY 4% 1510–1580 $21,590 $102k 85
1 Cornell University Elite Ithaca, NY 9% 1500–1570 $28,690 $104k 84
2 Colgate University Highly Selective Hamilton, NY 14% 1430–1540 $28,786 $85k 78
3 Barnard College Elite New York, NY 9% 1470–1560 $28,800 $81k 77
4 Hamilton College Highly Selective Clinton, NY 14% 1450–1550 $28,985 $78k 76
5 New York University Elite New York, NY 9% 1480–1560 $37,050 $83k 76
6 The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Selective New York, NY 21% 1295–1501 $13,269 $84k 76
7 Brown University Elite Providence, RI 5% 1510–1580 $25,184 $93k 85
8 Williams College Elite Williamstown, MA 8% 1490–1570 $17,716 $89k 85
9 Duke University Elite Durham, NC 6% 1500–1570 $29,612 $98k 85
10 University of Pennsylvania Elite Philadelphia, PA 5% 1510–1570 $28,699 $111k 86
11 University of California-Berkeley Highly Selective Berkeley, CA 11% — $13,481 $92k 84
12 Vanderbilt University Elite Nashville, TN 6% 1500–1570 $15,846 $92k 86
13 University of California-Los Angeles Elite Los Angeles, CA 9% — $12,548 $83k 84
14 Johns Hopkins University Elite Baltimore, MD 6% 1520–1570 $18,809 $88k 86
15 Bowdoin College Elite Brunswick, ME 7% 1470–1550 $14,398 $83k 83

How these are picked: schools in New York with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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