MS in Human Nutrition

Your Admissions Decision

Applicants will receive their admissions decision through the application portal. Our admissions staff will send an email notification to applicants, prompting them to check their portal. 

Review the information below for next steps based on the admissions decision.

I've been admitted. What's next?

  1. Accept or decline your offer of admission via our application portal by the due date listed on the portal. 
    1. Applicant decision turnaround timeline:  
      1. Admitted in December, January, or February: Four weeks
      2. Admitted in March or April: Three weeks
      3. Admitted in May or June: Two weeks
      4. Admitted in July or August: One week 
  2. Activate your Columbia UNI.  
    1. Your UNI will be available within ~ one week of your acceptance to the program.
    2. Your UNI will allow you to do the following: 
      1. Look into financial aid options at Columbia. 
      2. Apply for student housing (starting in April).  
      3. Connect to our new student Canvas site.  
  3. Activate your @cumc.columbia.edu (Exchange) email account when prompted by staff. 
    1. Your @cumc.columbia.edu email account will be available within 1-2 months of receiving your acceptance notification.  
    2. CUIMC (Columbia University Irving Medical Center) DOES NOT use LionMail; this account will not work if you try to activate it.
  4. Begin working on your New Student Checklist on our student Canvas site.  
    1. Access instructions will be sent to you along with your UNI. 
  5. Complete a FAFSA form to be considered for a small, needs-based IHN Director's Scholarship (domestic students only). 
    1. View our Tuition and Financial Aid webpage for information on the scholarship.
  6. Prepare to attend our mandatory Orientation and Start of Classes week at the end of August. View your complete academic calendar here. 

I've been waitlisted. What's next?

  1. Our admissions committee meets monthly to review our waitlist. If your application status is updated, you will receive an email. Check your application portal for any status updates. 
  2. Waitlisted applicants can send additional application documents or update existing ones. Documents should be emailed to our admissions staff at ihnadmissions@cumc.columbia.edu. 
  3. We recommend that waitlisted applicants review the information at the following links and are prepared to accept an offer of admission at any moment.  
    1. Tuition and Financial Aid (If you plan on applying for federal financial aid, we recommend completing a FAFSA form.)
    2. Columbia University Irving Medical Center Student Housing 

I was not admitted. Is there anything I can do?

We understand the enormous commitment of time and energy that applying to school represents, but unfortunately, we are not able to provide feedback on your application. We recommend reviewing your application components with an academic advisor to see where improvement can be made. 

It is important to know that your application received a full review. Given that ours is a holistic admissions process, we cannot point to one factor that led to your admissions decision. All aspects of an application are considered, and decisions are made in a full committee meeting, allowing for broad consideration.  

We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. Should you decide to apply again, please contact us, and we can issue you an application fee waiver.