Columbia International College University Placement
Where graduates of a school do their post-secondary studies can be an important factor in choosing a private school. Do you want your child to go to a Canadian university, an Ivy League school in the US, or somewhere else? Whatever your inclinations, check out a school’s university placement record and the support they offer for university applications and decisions.
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Key Numbers
| Average graduating class size | N/A |
| Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | N/A |
| Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | N/A |
| Students who attended a Ivy+ school Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK) | N/A |
Services Offered to Students
| Type | Offered |
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| Career planning | |
| Internships | |
| Mentorship Program | |
| University counseling |
What CIC says about their university placement record and services:
- Canada's #1 in University Admissions. CIC students are admitted to Canada's top universities in greater numbers than students from any other high school in the world. 2022 to 2026: University of Toronto: 990 accepted | McMaster University: 522 accepted | University of Waterloo: 381 accepted.
- Canada's #1 in University Entrance Scholarships. CIC students receive the largest total amount of university entrance scholarships. 2024: $29.64 million CAD; 2025: $38.13 million CAD; 2026: $30.6 million CAD.
Post-Secondary Schools Attended
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Canada (11 universities)
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Queen's University
- Simon Fraser University
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- University of Ottawa
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- Western University
- York University
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United States (42 universities)
- American University
- Ball State University
- Binghamton University, SUNY
- Boston University
- Clark University (MA)
- Clarkson University
- DePaul University
- Drexel University
- Duquesne University
- Emerson College
- George Washington University
- Hofstra University
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Indiana University, Bloomington
- Iowa State University
- Michigan State University
- New York University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Pratt Institute
- Purdue University
- Rutgers University
- Stony Brook University, SUNY
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
- University of Alabama, Birmingham
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Davis
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Riverside
- University of California, San Diego
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- University of Massachusetts Boston
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- University of Memphis
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- University of Oregon
- University of San Francisco
- University of Washington, Seattle
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International (38 universities)
- Australian National University
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- City University of Hong Kong
- Durham University
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Imperial College London
- King's College London
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Monash University
- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- National University of Singapore
- Peking University
- Trinity College Dublin
- University College London
- University of Adelaide
- University of Amsterdam
- University of Auckland
- University of Bristol
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Exeter
- University of Glasgow
- University of Hong Kong
- University of Leeds
- University of Liverpool
- University of Manchester
- University of Melbourne
- University of New South Wales
- University of Nottingham
- University of Portsmouth
- University of Queensland
- University of Sheffield
- University of Southampton
- University of Sydney
- University of Technology Sydney
- University of Warwick
- University of Western Australia
Areas of Post-Secondary Study
This chart shows the main subject areas Columbia International College graduates have pursued in post-secondary studies. If post-secondary studies are a major goal, this is an important factor to consider in choosing a school for your child.
Columbia International College Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
15% - Liberal Arts and Sciences
25% - Engineering and Applied Sciences
40% - Business/Commerce
3% - Fine and Performing Arts
5% - Applied Health Sciences
0% - Applied Professional Studies (Post-grad certificate / diploma)
12% - Other
25% - Engineering and Applied Sciences
40% - Business/Commerce
3% - Fine and Performing Arts
5% - Applied Health Sciences
0% - Applied Professional Studies (Post-grad certificate / diploma)
12% - Other
Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
24% - Liberal Arts and Sciences
24% - Engineering and Applied Sciences
24% - Business/Commerce
6% - Fine and Performing Arts
15% - Applied Health Sciences
2% - Applied Professional Studies (Post-grad certificate / diploma)
6% - Other
24% - Engineering and Applied Sciences
24% - Business/Commerce
6% - Fine and Performing Arts
15% - Applied Health Sciences
2% - Applied Professional Studies (Post-grad certificate / diploma)
6% - Other
