<p>Compared to the other Ivies, how do UPenn and Columbia rank along admissions selectivity?</p>
<p>Columbia appears to be exceedingly selective, more so than Princeton.</p>
<p>However, this is on account of the sheer number of people from all around the country and the world who would die to study at the best university in New York City.</p>
<p>You can still play its selectivity numbers as you see fit.</p>
<p>UPenn’s selectivity is difficult to gauge because its percentage includes–I believe–every undergraduate school under its name.</p>
<p>Columbia has almost always had a lower acceptance rate than Penn (no surprise, Columbia has people who apply on the appeal of NYC alone, AND a much smaller class to fill…6000 vs 10,000). However in admitted student statistics, the two are interchangeable.</p>
<p>actually, Columbia College is the selective one. They don’t add their OTHER undergrad school to the statistics… I hear its not too hard to get into Columbia’s Fu Foundation for Engineering. The early decision admit rate for that school is usually around 40-50% and for RD it’s probably around mid 20s to 30s.</p>
<p>Overall, if you add both Columbia College with Fu, the admit rate is comparable to UPenn.</p>
<p>Actually, even when adding Fu, I believe Columbia’s acceptance rate is only around 11-12% (due to its smaller class size). The quality of student, however, is pretty much the same as Penn.</p>
<p>Yeah, UPenn and Columbia, you can’t really make a comparison between the two in terms of student quality.</p>
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<p>The two are eminently comparable, judging by the masses of people who apply to both, and the very similar statistics of admitted students at both schools.</p>
<p>For the class of 2013, Penn admitted 17.1% of its applicants. Columbia (including both Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science) admitted 9.8% of its applicants. Columbia College admitted 8.9% of its applicants.</p>