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Columbia University in the City of New York: Complete List of Majors Offered

Majors with graduates in 2018-19

Name As Major As Minor
TotalMenWomen Total
Natural Resources And Conservation
Environmental Science 5 3 2 3
Architecture And Related Services
Architecture 12 7 5 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization 19 13 6 4
East Asian Studies 22 9 13 19
Latin American Studies 1 0 1 6
Ethnic Studies 8 4 4 14
African-American/Black Studies 7 3 4 4
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
Information Science/Studies 4 0 4 0
Computer Science 250 175 75 32 0
Education
Education, General 9
Engineering
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 47 12 35 2
Chemical Engineering 31 13 18 0
Civil Engineering, General 21 11 10 0
Computer Engineering, General 19 15 4 0
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 30 25 5 0
Engineering Mechanics 1 1 0 0
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 8 4 4 0
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 16 4 12 0
Mechanical Engineering 60 49 11 0
Industrial Engineering 8 5 3 0
Operations Research 74 38 36 0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
Linguistics 5 3 2 0
Comparative Literature 17 3 14 3
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 4 2 2 7
German Language and Literature 1 1 0 4
French Language and Literature 7 4 3 6 0
Italian Language and Literature 1
Spanish Language and Literature 8 2 6 11
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 20 11 9 3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 10 6 4 13 0
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature 1
English Language And Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General 82 32 50 14
Creative Writing 27 10 17 4 0
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 9
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 1 0 1 6
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 58 25 33 2
Biochemistry 14 6 8 0
Biophysics 3 3 0 0
Neuroscience 63 27 36 1
Mathematics And Statistics
Mathematics, General 26 21 5 26
Applied Mathematics, General 40 20 20 1
Statistics, General 22 16 6 12
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Mathematics and Computer Science 18 14 4 2
Sustainability Studies 43 20 23 10
Philosophy And Religious Studies
Philosophy 42 31 11 20
Religion/Religious Studies 5 4 1 4 0
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other 11 8 3 0
Physical Sciences
Astronomy 2 2 0 1
Astrophysics 10 8 2 0
Chemistry, General 8 4 4 1
Geology/Earth Science, General 38 11 27 5
Physics, General 28 25 3 5
Materials Science 7 7 0 0
Psychology
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 112 37 75 31
Social Sciences
Anthropology, General 25 8 17 6
Economics, General 21 13 8 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 256 180 76 34
Political Science and Government, General 215 136 79 22
Sociology, General 32 10 22 8
Urban Studies/Affairs 14 9 5 0
43 4 39 36
Visual And Performing Arts
Dance, General 2 1 1 2
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 12 6 6 0
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 38 11 27 14
Music, General 19 10 9 4 0
Jazz/Jazz Studies 2
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 48 17 31 10 0
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
Business Administration and Management, General 43
History
History, General 93 52 41 30

Majors with no graduates in 2018

  • African Studies
  • Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)
  • Education, General
  • Metallurgical Engineering
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Portuguese Language and Literature
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • General Studies
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Science Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Business Administration and Management, General