Where They Went

Columbia High School

Maplewood, NJ · Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,930 students

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Went to college

Class of 2022 · within 16 months
86–88% #12 of 37 in Essex County · New Jersey 75–77%
At four-year colleges85%15% at two-year colleges
Left New Jersey64%36% stayed in state
At private colleges44%56% at public colleges
Class of 2023, by fall81–84%88% of them at four-year

Source: NJ Department of Education, 2022–23 School Performance Report ↗ · National Student Clearinghouse records. The state publishes the rate as a range because a few students can't be matched.

Plans after graduation

Class of 2025 · as the school reports them · 495 graduates
Four-year college86%
Two-year college9%
Other5%

Source: Columbia High School Profile 2025-2026 ↗

Which colleges

C · Enrollments, names only

Columbia High School publishes where graduates enrolled, college names only.

Where graduates enrolled, names only · Class of 2025

156Colleges on the list
27Admit under 20%
19In New Jersey
32States
  1. American UniversityWashington, DC · Private · admits 41%
  2. Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, AZ · Public · admits 90%
  3. Art Center College of DesignPasadena, CA · Private · admits 71%
  4. Aviation Institute of MaintenanceNot matched to the federal college list
  5. Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-Hudson, NY · Private · admits 46%
  6. Barnard CollegeNew York, NY · Private · admits 9%
  7. Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC · Private · admits 68%
  8. Berkeley College-New YorkNew York, NY · For-profit
  9. Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA · Private · admits 54%
  10. Boston UniversityBoston, MA · Private · admits 14%
  11. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI · Private · admits 5%
  12. Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH · Private · admits 27%
  13. Chapman UniversityOrange, CA · Private · admits 73%
  14. Cheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PA · Public
  15. Clemson UniversityClemson, SC · Public · admits 43%
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  1. Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC · admits 79%
  2. Colby CollegeWaterville, ME · admits 8%
  3. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · admits 12%
  4. Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL · admits 95%
  5. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · admits 8%
  6. County College of MorrisRandolph, NJ
  7. CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, NY
  8. CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY · admits 67%
  9. Delaware State UniversityDover, DE · admits 55%
  10. DePaul UniversityChicago, IL · admits 70%
  11. Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, PA · admits 35%
  12. Drew UniversityMadison, NJ · admits 73%
  13. Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
  14. Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA · admits 88%
  15. Elon UniversityElon, NC · admits 75%
  16. Emerson CollegeBoston, MA · admits 43%
  17. Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA · admits 11%
  18. Essex County CollegeNewark, NJ
  19. Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityNot matched
  20. Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, NY · admits 53%
  21. Felician UniversityLodi, NJ · admits 89%
  22. Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FL · admits 64%
  23. Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA · admits 36%
  24. George Washington UniversityWashington, DC · admits 49%
  25. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · admits 12%
  26. Hampton UniversityHampton, VA · admits 75%
  27. Howard UniversityWashington, DC · admits 53%
  28. Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN · admits 82%
  29. INHolland U of Applied SciencesNot matched
  30. Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY · admits 75%
  31. Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL · admits 58%
  32. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD · admits 7%
  33. Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, RI · admits 83%
  34. Kean UniversityUnion, NJ · admits 83%
  35. Laboratory Institute of MerchandisingNot matched
  36. Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA · admits 34%
  37. Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA · admits 37%
  38. Lincoln UniversityOakland, CA
  39. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, LA · admits 76%
  40. Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA · admits 41%
  41. Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD · admits 84%
  42. Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, PA · admits 75%
  43. Maastricht UniversityNot matched
  44. Marist CollegePoughkeepsie, NY · admits 63%
  45. Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NY · admits 72%
  46. McGill UniversityNot matched
  47. Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor, NJ
  48. Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · admits 88%
  49. Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, VT · admits 13%
  50. Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ · admits 91%
  51. Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD · admits 85%
  52. Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA · admits 66%
  53. New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, NJ · admits 90%
  54. New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, NJ · admits 66%
  55. New York UniversityNew York, NY · admits 13%
  56. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · admits 7%
  57. Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH · admits 35%
  58. Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH · admits 87%
  59. Parsons School of DesignNot matched
  60. Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · admits 55%
  61. Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, NY · admits 50%
  62. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ · admits 6%
  63. Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · admits 53%
  64. Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT · admits 84%
  65. Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, NJ
  66. Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · admits 65%
  67. Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY · admits 67%
  68. Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · admits 77%
  69. Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ · admits 66%
  70. Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ · admits 89%
  71. San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · admits 39%
  72. Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GA · admits 82%
  73. School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL · admits 79%
  74. School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY · admits 87%
  75. Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · admits 75%
  76. Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA · admits 23%
  77. Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GA · admits 28%
  78. St. Andrews UniversityLaurinburg, NC · admits 65%
  79. St. Francis CollegeBrooklyn, NY · admits 84%
  80. State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, NY · admits 58%
  81. Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, NJ · admits 46%
  82. Stockton UniversityGalloway, NJ · admits 86%
  83. SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, NY · admits 75%
  84. SUNY BinghamtonNot matched
  85. SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY · admits 73%
  86. Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · admits 52%
  87. Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · admits 80%
  88. The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ · admits 64%
  89. The University of TampaTampa, FL · admits 26%
  90. The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN · admits 68%
  91. The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · admits 31%
  92. Trinity CollegeHartford, CT · admits 36%
  93. Trinity College DublinNot matched
  94. Tufts UniversityMedford, MA · admits 10%
  95. Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA · admits 12%
  96. Union CollegeBarbourville, KY · admits 53%
  97. United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY · admits 12%
  98. Universal Technical InstituteNot matched
  99. University College DublinNot matched
  100. University of British ColumbiaNot matched
  101. University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · admits 11%
  102. University of California-DavisDavis, CA · admits 37%
  103. University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · admits 9%
  104. University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · admits 24%
  105. University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA · admits 26%
  106. University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · admits 47%
  107. University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH · admits 86%
  108. University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · admits 81%
  109. University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT · admits 55%
  110. University of DelawareNewark, DE · admits 74%
  111. University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT · admits 83%
  112. University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI · admits 73%
  113. University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · admits 45%
  114. University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA · admits 64%
  115. University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA · admits 81%
  116. University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · admits 19%
  117. University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · admits 18%
  118. University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE · admits 79%
  119. University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, NH · admits 87%
  120. University of New HavenWest Haven, CT · admits 91%
  121. University of OregonEugene, OR · admits 86%
  122. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · admits 7%
  123. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · admits 49%
  124. University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI · admits 76%
  125. University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, SC · admits 64%
  126. University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · admits 12%
  127. University of Southern MainePortland, ME · admits 85%
  128. University of TorontoNot matched
  129. University of VermontBurlington, VT · admits 60%
  130. University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA · admits 19%
  131. University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI · admits 49%
  132. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN · admits 7%
  133. Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA · admits 23%
  134. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · admits 57%
  135. Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NY · admits 69%
  136. Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC · admits 21%
  137. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA · admits 14%
  138. Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, CT · admits 14%
  139. Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA · admits 88%
  140. William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ · admits 92%
  141. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT · admits 5%

From Columbia High School Profile 2025-2026 ↗, read automatically; the school's document is the authority. Admit rates: IPEDS 2022.

Documents Columbia High School publishes

Columbia High School Profile 2025-2026Where graduates enrolled, names only · Class of 2025 Open ↗ The Columbian: Senior Destinations for Columbia High School 2020Where graduates were accepted, names only · Class of 2020 Open ↗