Columbia / Similar schools Colleges similar to Columbia Schools with a comparable profile to Columbia — matched on selectivity, test scores, cost, size, and region (College Scorecard / IPEDS). Not a ranking; a data-driven set of comparables.
Ithaca, NY 9% accept.
similar selectivity · similar outcomes · private
Compare → Annapolis, MD 9% accept.
similar selectivity · similar climate · same region
Compare → West Point, NY 12% accept.
similar climate · same region
Compare → New Haven, CT 4% accept.
similar selectivity · similar outcomes · private
Compare → Hillsdale, MI 21% accept.
private · similar climate
Compare → Boston, MA 5% accept.
similar selectivity · similar outcomes · private
Compare → Atlanta, GA 14% accept.
similar outcomes · similar climate
Compare → New York, NY 9% accept.
similar selectivity · private · similar climate
Compare → USAF Academy, CO 14% accept.
similar climate
Compare → New York, NY 17% accept.
similar outcomes · private · similar climate
Compare → Philadelphia, PA 5% accept.
similar selectivity · similar outcomes · private
Compare → Claremont, CA 10% accept.
similar selectivity · similar outcomes · private
Compare → Comparables are computed from public datasets (College Scorecard / IPEDS); verify figures with each school. Not a ranking or endorsement.
These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.