New York, New York · Private Non-Profit
Engineering Physics at Columbia University in the City of New York
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.3% reported program-share signal, $21,590 school-wide net price, and $102,491 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 27 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.3% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~27
- Schools with reported signal
- 111
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 4%
- Graduation rate
- 96.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $21,590/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $86,360
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $102,491/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.3%), school-wide average net price ($21,590), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($102,491), and peer averages from 111 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 111 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,794 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($34,467 above). Together, those evidence points place Columbia University in the City of New York in the top 16% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 5.3% reported share · $16,075 net A+ 
Lansing Community College Lansing, MI · 0.5% reported share · $5,437 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.4% reported share · $13,370 net A+ 
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · 0.0% reported share · $9,120 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.1% reported share · $13,138 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Engineering Physics accounts for 0.3% of reported programs at Columbia University in the City of New York, which is bigger than 62% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 27 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Columbia University in the City of New York's average net price is $21,590 per year, about $86,360 over four years. That is $1,794 below the $23,384 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $102,491 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $34,467 above the $68,024 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Columbia University in the City of New York #18 of 111 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.