Sending out the admissions decisions!

This year, Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science received 37,389 applications. This is the largest applicant pool in Columbia’s history. Of this number, 2,185 students were admitted, dropping the school’s admission rate to 5.8%.

Barnard continues to grow more competitive as well; about a week ago, the college announced a 14.8% acceptance rate for its class of 2021. Newly admitted students can also take heart in the knowledge that they’re getting letters from CC or SEAS, not the school of public health – which sent out 277 acceptance emails to the wrong students last month.

As is the tradition, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions staff congregated on College Walk at 3 pm to mail out the official admissions letters.

Congratulations to the CC and SEAS RD class of 2021! We look forward to reading all the weird shit you put in your Facebook group.

Photo via Thea Lamprecht