Columbia University in the City of New York

PhD, Mathematics and Statistics

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Funding: Guaranteed
Application deadline: early December
Graduate students: 26,009
Alumni earnings, 10 yr: $102,491

Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.

What you need to apply

GRENot stated
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)See policy
TOEFL or IELTS required for students whose undergraduate degree was not from an English-speaking country
Minimum GPANot stated
Recommendation lettersNot stated
Prior degreeNot stated
Statement of purposeNot stated

In the school's own words

“Each student admitted to the PhD program is appointed a fellow in the Department of Mathematics for a period of five years, contingent on good progress.”

“The application deadline is typically early December for admission the following September.”

“Students whose undergraduate degree was not from an English-speaking country must also submit scores from the TOEFL or IELTS.”

Extracted from www.math.columbia.edu (opens in new tab) and gsas.columbia.edu (opens in new tab) · latest recorded check 2026-09-05

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