Graduate Programs Timelines
Fall Applications
We urge applicants to submit all application materials by the respective deadlines to ensure a proper review before our cohorts are full. Please note, the IEOR Department programs do not have rolling admissions.
- Program
- MS in Operations Research
- Fall Semester Start
- January 15 (priority deadline);
February 15 (regular) - Decision Timeline
- Late March-April
- Program
- MS in Industrial Engineering
- Fall Semester Start
- January 15 (priority deadline);
February 15 (regular) - Decision Timeline
- Late March-April
- Program
- MS in Financial Engineering
- Fall Semester Start
- January 15
- Decision Timeline
- Late February - Late March
- Program
- MS in Business Analytics
- Fall Semester Start
- January 15 (priority deadline);
February 15 (regular) - Decision Timeline
- Late March-April
- Program
- MS in Management Science & Engineering
- Fall Semester Start
- January 15 (priority deadline);
February 15 (regular) - Decision Timeline
- Late March-April
- Program
- Doctoral: M.S./Ph.D., Ph.D., Eng. Sc.D.
- Fall Semester Start
- December 15
- Decision Timeline
- Late February
- Program
- M.S. Express
- Fall Semester Start
- November 15 (early consideration); May 1 (final)
- Decision Timeline
For school wide updates on application deadlines and requirements, please visit Columbia Engineering Graduate Admissions.
Spring
Application for the spring semester will open mid-September. We encourage all of our candidates to apply in a timely manner, for the semester that they expect to begin their program.
- MS Program
- Operations Research
- Deadline
- October 15
- Decision Timeline
- Mid-Late December
- MS Program
- Industrial Engineering
- Deadline
- October 15
- Decision Timeline
- Mid-Late December