Financing a Columbia Education

As the first step in your journey toward a career in medicine, the Columbia Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program represents a significant investment of both personal and financial resources.

Although financial aid is limited primarily to student loans, a limited scholarship program is available for Postbac Premed students for students in the Orgo/Bio Year.

• More information about federal aid
• More information about institutional aid

Note: Financial aid applications must be submitted by the appropriate deadlines in order to receive priority consideration.

FAFSA

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) code for Columbia University is 002707.

Planned Enrollment Form

In order to determine eligibility for both federal and private loans, students must complete the Planned Enrollment Form.

• Planned Enrollment Form
  • In order to access the Planned Enrollment Form, you will need your Columbia Student ID number, or PID, which consists of the letter C followed by 9 numbers. Your PID can be found on any page in SSOL (if you do not see it, change your viewing options).