Columbia UniversityÂ
Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, chartered in 1754. Undergraduates are enrolled through Columbia College or Columbia Engineering (the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science), and both feed into the same campus-wide consulting recruiting infrastructure; there’s no separate undergraduate business school, so consulting prep runs through student clubs and the university’s central career office.
A built-in campus-wide recruiting pipeline
Columbia’s Center for Career Education (CCE) runs a dedicated consulting vertical for undergraduates, including a Finance & Consulting Career Fair, formal case interview prep resources, and an Employer & Alumni Relations team that travels to meet firms directly, including trips specifically focused on consulting and government opportunities in Washington, D.C.
Two active undergraduate consulting clubs
The Columbia Undergraduate Consulting Club, jointly run through Columbia College and Columbia Engineering, offers informational events, case study workshops, and networking opportunities open to students across majors
The Columbia Consulting Group (CCG), founded in 2013, is the university’s premier student-run consulting firm, providing real consulting services to large companies and startups, and giving members hands-on project experience alongside extensive case practice sessions
Direct firm access
Major firms recruit specifically at the undergraduate level at Columbia; BCG, for example, maintains a dedicated Columbia University campus page (distinct from its Columbia Business School page) with its own recruiting contacts and events for undergraduate and non-business master’s students.
A location-driven advantage
Like the graduate program, Columbia undergraduates benefit from being embedded in Manhattan, putting them within reach of the same dense concentration of MBB and strategy consulting offices that make the university’s location a persistent draw for consulting-focused recruiting.
Degrees Offered
Columbia University offers a diverse and excellent range of academic programs. Three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and vocational schools, a world-renowned medical center, four affiliated colleges and seminaries, twenty-five libraries, and over one hundred research centers and institutes are among the institutions.
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- Architecture, Planning, & Preservation, Graduate School of
- Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of
- Arts, School of the
- Barnard College
- Columbia Business School
- Columbia Climate School
- Columbia College
- Columbia Journalism School
- Columbia Law School
- Dental Medicine, College of
- Engineering and Applied Science, Fu Foundation School of
- General Studies, School of
- International and Public Affairs, School of
- Jewish Theological Seminary
- Nursing, School of
- Physicians and Surgeons, Vagelos College of
- Professional Studies, School of
- Public Health, Mailman School of
- Social Work, School of
- Teachers College
- Union Theological Seminary
Key Clubs
At Columbia, there are over 500 opportunities to explore, to grow, to lead, to share, with support from a variety of offices like Student Engagement, Multicultural Affairs, and Residential Programs.
