<p>I know that Columbia's tuition for one year is like 60,000 dollars.
But this white house college scorecard says that average cost for one year at Columbia is 19,073 dollars.
College</a> Scorecard | The White House
All the other top colleges, too, have tuitions like that of Columbia.</p>
<p>Does that mean most of the students get financial aid?
I'm starting to think that if I don't get aid, I'm just not a qualifying student for those colleges..</p>
<p>for $60,000 part i meant the total cost not just the tuition</p>
<p>Whoa! I can finally help out since I too have been researching Columbia as an actual likelihood lately! </p>
<p>I looked up (somewhere on Columbia’s website) and saw that last year’s cost of attendance (tuition+room+board+fees+etc.) was a couple hundred upward of 62K. But they meet 100% of demonstrated need, and none of it in loans. It’s apparently all in grants and work-study positions. Here, this puts it a lot more elegantly and officially than I can at the moment-</p>
<p>[Facts</a> and Figures | Columbia Financial Aid and Educational Financing](<a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/finaid/eligibility/facts]Facts”>Facts and Figures | Columbia Financial Aid and Educational Financing)</p>
<p>EDIT: So, uh, yeah, since I forgot to answer your question, yes, it does appear that most students get some kind of aid.</p>
<p>Yeah. Around 50% of students get some aid, which can range from a couple thousand dollars to a full ride.</p>
<p>And if your family income is $60,000/year or below, you’ll automatically get a full ride.</p>
<p>randomazn14</p>
<p>does that apply to international students?
I go to a school in the US. I asked Columbia and they said I’ll be considered a domestic applicant (tho I have no green card) as long as I don’t apply for aid.</p>