Teachers College at Columbia University

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Teachers College at Columbia University

525 W 120th St

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General Informations

Admissions	www.tc.columbia.edu/admissions/admission/
Apply Online	apply.tc.edu/apply/
Financial Aid	www.tc.columbia.edu/admissions/financial-aid/
Net Price Calculator	www.tc.columbia.edu/admissions/financial-aid/
Tuition Policies for Servicemembers and Veterans	www.tc.columbia.edu/admissions/financial-aid/financial-aid-sources/veteran-benefits/
Disability Services	www.tc.columbia.edu/oasid/
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Mission Statement

www.tc.columbia.edu/abouttc/

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance education – graduate programs offered
Weekend/evening college
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)

Student Services

Academic/career counseling service
Employment services for students
Placement services for completers

Carnegie Classification

Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity

Religious Affiliation

Not applicable

Federal Aid

Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans).

For-credit instruction programs offered

Academic
Continuing professional

Noncredit education offered

English as a Second Language
Continuing Professional Education

Credit Accepted

Institution does not accept dual, credit for life, or AP credits

Faculty and graduate assistants by primary function, Fall 2022	Full time	Part time
Total faculty	218	356
Instructional	218	356
Research and public service	0	0
Total graduate assistants	-	142
Instructional	-	82
Research	-	60

Tuition, Fees and Estimated Student Expenses

Average graduate student tuition and fees for academic year	2022-2023
Tuition	$34,434
Fees	$996

Alternative Tuition Plans and Promise Program

Type of Plan	Offered
Tuition guarantee plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment plan	X
Other alternative tuition plan

Does not participate in Promise program

Financial Aid

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid, 2021-2022

This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level in 2021-2022, therefore financial aid information was not reported.

For more information on Student Financial Assistance Programs or to apply for financial aid via the web, visit Federal Student Aid.

Net Price

This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level in 2021-2022, therefore net price information was not reported.

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Fall 2022


Total enrollment (all graduate)	4,514

Attendance Status	Student Gender

Student Race/ethnicity

Graduate Distance Education Status

Admissions

This institution does not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level, therefore admission information was not reported.

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This institution did not offer programs at or below the baccalaureate level, therefore graduation rate information was not reported.

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Completions (Number of awards conferred) 2021-2022

Completions are the number of awards conferred by program and award level.

Program	Postgraduate Certificate	Master	Doctor
Data shown are for first majors. (-) Program is not offered at this award level.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	-	38	3
Category total	-	38	3
Education
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	1	19	17
Art Teacher Education	0	16	4
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	0	21	-
Biology Teacher Education	-	3	0
Chemistry Teacher Education	-	9	0
Computer Teacher Education	-	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	1	26	-
Curriculum and Instruction	-	65	11
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	-	24	2
Earth Science Teacher Education	-	2	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	-	16	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs	-	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	-	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	-	10	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities	-	23	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	-	2	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments	-	0	0
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	-	2	0
Educational Evaluation and Research	-	14	5
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	85	2
Educational Statistics and Research Methods	-	53	1
Educational/Instructional Technology	-	74	3
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	38	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	-	48	5
Health Teacher Education	-	14	13
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	1	42	2
International and Comparative Education	-	69	8
Mathematics Teacher Education	-	22	4
Music Teacher Education	-	73	3
Physics Teacher Education	-	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	-	29	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	-	4	6
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	6	10	6
Social Studies Teacher Education	-	39	4
Special Education and Teaching, General	-	20	0
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other	25	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	-	48	0
Category total	34	927	96
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General	-	0	0
Category total	-	0	0
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Linguistics	-	21	3
Category total	-	21	3
Health Professions and Related Programs
Nursing Administration	-	0	2
Nursing Education	0	2	6
Public Health Education and Promotion	0	6	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	44	59	1
Category total	44	67	9
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Behavioral Sciences	0	298	7
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	-	0	2
Nutrition Sciences	-	16	1
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	4	-	-
Category total	4	314	10
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	-	0	0
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General	-	1	0
Category total	-	1	0
Psychology
Applied Behavior Analysis	15	-	-
Behavioral Neuroscience	-	25	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other	14	-	-
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics	-	28	8
Counseling Psychology	-	78	7
Developmental and Child Psychology	-	35	1
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	0	93	0
School Psychology	-	49	5
Social Psychology	-	2	1
Category total	29	310	22
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Education Policy Analysis	-	22	2
Category total	-	22	2
Social Sciences
Anthropology, Other	-	13	3
Economics, Other	-	11	5
Political Science and Government, Other	-	7	0
Sociology, General	-	29	4
Category total	-	60	12
Visual and Performing Arts
Fine and Studio Arts Management	-	2	-
Category total	-	2	-
Grand total	111	1,762	157

Varsity Athletic Teams

No varsity sports data reported for this institution. Data on varsity athletics are submitted annually as required by the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA), by all co-educational postsecondary institutions that have an intercollegiate athletics program. For the most recent data collection, EADA did not collect data on varsity athletics for programs that were cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

For further information on varsity athletic teams please visit the OPE Athletics Home Page.

Accreditation

Institutional Accreditation

Accreditor	Status	Next Review Date
Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Accredited since (^(!)07/01/1921)	11/30/2025

Programmatic Accreditation

Accreditor / Program	Status	Next Review Date
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited since (02/27/1948)	12/31/2031
Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited since (01/01/1952)	12/31/2021
School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs	Accredited since (03/31/1988)	12/31/2030
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs	Accredited since (10/18/1968)	02/01/2030
Council on Education for Public Health
Public Health (PHG) - Graduate level school of public health	Accredited since (06/12/2015)	07/01/2030
No Longer Recognized National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools	Accredited since (10/22/2005)	TBD

Internship/Residency

Accreditor / Program / Department	Status	Next Review Date
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship	Accredited (12/01/1989 - 08/01/2023)
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs	Accredited since (10/27/2016)	12/31/2023

(!) Estimated date

For more detailed information on accreditation for this institution, including all actions and justification for actions, visit OPE's Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs: ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/institution-profile/132611.

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On-Campus


Criminal Offenses	2019	2020	2021
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
b. Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
c. Rape	0	0	1
d. Fondling	0	0	0
e. Incest	0	0	0
f. Statutory Rape	0	0	0
g. Robbery	0	1	0
h. Aggravated assault	0	2	0
i. Burglary	0	0	0
j. Motor vehicle theft	0	0	0
k. Arson	0	0	0
VAWA Offenses	2019	2020	2021
a. Domestic violence	0	1	1
b. Dating violence	0	0	1
c. Stalking	11	2	2
Arrests	2019	2020	2021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.	0	0	0
b. Drug abuse violations	0	0	0
c. Liquor law violations	0	0	0
Disciplinary Actions	2019	2020	2021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.	0	0	0
b. Drug abuse violations	0	0	0
c. Liquor law violations	0	0	0

On-Campus Student Housing Facilities

On-campus Student Housing Facilities statistics are a subset of On-Campus statistics.


Criminal Offenses	2019	2020	2021
a. Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
b. Negligent manslaughter	0	0	0
c. Rape	0	0	1
d. Fondling	0	0	0
e. Incest	0	0	0
f. Statutory Rape	0	0	0
g. Robbery	0	0	0
h. Aggravated assault	0	0	0
i. Burglary	0	0	0
j. Motor vehicle theft	0	0	0
k. Arson	0	0	0
VAWA Offenses	2019	2020	2021
a. Domestic violence	0	0	0
b. Dating violence	0	0	1
c. Stalking	6	0	2
Arrests	2019	2020	2021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.	0	0	0
b. Drug abuse violations	0	0	0
c. Liquor law violations	0	0	0
Disciplinary Actions	2019	2020	2021
a. Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.	0	0	0
b. Drug abuse violations	0	0	0
c. Liquor law violations	0	0	0

The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here.

The crime statistics displayed only includes On-Campus data associated with the main campus as listed on College Navigator. For statistics associated with each campus location, off campus data, and for additional information covering Hate Crimes, and Fire statistics see https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety.

The On-Campus data do not include incidents that: (a) took place on public property, including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities, that is within the campus, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus; (b) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or (c) took place on any building or property owned or controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution's educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution.

For more resources on Campus Security, see https://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/campus.html.

Service Members

Services and Programs for Servicemembers and Veterans

Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)

Tuition policies specifically for Veterans and Servicemembers

www.tc.columbia.edu/admissions/financial-aid/financial-aid-sources/veteran-benefits/

Educational Benefits, 2021-2022

Number of students receiving benefits/assistance

Average amounts of benefits/assistance disbursed through the institution are withheld to preserve the privacy of individuals.

Cohort Default Rates

Three-year Official Cohort Default Rates

Fiscal Year	2020	2019	2018
Default rate	0.1%	0.8%	1.1%
Number in default	1	9	12
Number in repayment	835	1,005	1,018

For further information on default rates please visit the Default Management Home Page. This school's six-digit OPE ID is 003979.

Aid Programs

Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)