Application Checklist
GPA
GMAT, Executive Assessment, or GRE Score
Resume
Essays
Recommendation
Interview
Application Fee
Reapplicant Checklist
Deposits
Deferred Enrollment applicants should refer to the Deferred Enrollment Program application requirements page for more details.
Columbia Business School requires that the work contained in your application (including essays) is completely accurate and exclusively your own. Columbia University permits the use of generative AI tools for idea generation and/or to edit a candidate’s work; however, using these tools to generate complete responses violates the Honor Code. Applicants should not participate in the drafting of letter(s) of recommendation. All application content is subject to verification and adherence to the above requirements. OFFERS OF ADMISSION WILL BE RESCINDED SHOULD ANY MISREPRESENTATION AND/OR OMISSION OCCUR. |
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A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution is required for admission to Columbia Business School. Applicants should scan and submit PDF versions of transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate institution which they have attended.
If offered admission, you will be required to provide encrypted digital copies of your transcripts from each of the colleges or universities submitted on your application. Offers of admission are not binding until academic records have been verified.
GPA
Applicants should report their grade point average as it appears on their transcript.
GMAT, Executive Assessment, or GRE Score
All applicants must submit a self-reported valid GMAT*, Executive Assessment, or GRE score when submitting an application. Columbia Business School considers scores to be valid for five years after your test date. Please be sure to send your score report and submit your application at least one week before the scores expire. Please note that additional test scores cannot be added to an application after that application has been submitted.
If admitted, you must submit an official GMAT, Executive Assessment, or GRE score. Columbia Business School’s GMAT and Executive Assessment code is QF8-N6-52, and its GRE code is 6442. The Admissions Committee will consider only your highest score when reviewing your application and will not combine subscores from multiple exams into a single composite score.
*We accept both GMAT Exam (10th Edition) and GMAT Exam (Focus Edition) scores.
Resume
Applicants should upload their current professional resume or CV to the online application. Your professional resume or CV should ideally be one-page in length, but one-to-two pages is also acceptable.
Essays
Applicants must complete two short answer questions and three essays. Please click on the entry term you are applying for to see the essays for that application.