#=26 · QS Data Science and AI 2026
Columbia University
- New York, United States
- 5 programs
- 3 free courses
- 2 research labs
- University website
Columbia University is in New York City, USA. AI is taught at Columbia Engineering and its Department of Computer Science, and the Data Science Institute brings data and AI work together across the university. We list 5 AI programs from the university's sites: 4 master's programs, one of them online, and a minor for undergraduates.
Programs
Language, length and tuition as Columbia states them on its own pages.
Bachelor's
Master's
Online program
Free courses
Published by Columbia for anyone, at no cost.
- First Principles of Computer Visionсайт Колумбийского университета · Professor Shree Nayar's open lecture series on computer vision for complete beginners: image formation, features, reconstruction and perception.
- ColumbiaX: Artificial Intelligence (AI)edX · Intelligent agents, search, games, logic and an introduction to machine learning in Python, 12 weeks. The course is archived, and the page offers a free audit option.
- ColumbiaX: Machine LearningedX · Supervised and unsupervised learning, probabilistic models, clustering and recommender systems, 12 weeks. The course is archived and open to audit.
Research labs
- Data Science Institute (DSI)
A university-wide center for research, teaching and partnerships in data science and AI.
- Columbia Imaging and Vision Laboratory (CAVE)
Image sensors, physics-based models of vision and scene understanding algorithms for robotics and machine vision.
What to know
The MS in Artificial Intelligence pairs a common set of AI courses with one of 11 specializations, from robotics and finance to medicine, art and architecture. Your specialization is printed on your diploma. Source
Columbia Engineering has taught online through the Columbia Video Network since 1986. The online AI master's runs over five part-time semesters, with cohorts starting in spring and fall. Source
The Data Science Institute brings together more than 400 faculty and researchers from across the university who work with data and AI. Source
AI researchers in the Department of Computer Science work on machine learning, speech and language processing, computer vision, robotics and security. Some of them also hold appointments in the statistics and electrical engineering departments. Source
Admission for international students
Entry requirements for master's and doctoral programs at Columbia Engineering are on a single page. If your degree is from a country where English is not the main language, you take the TOEFL, IELTS, PTE Academic or Duolingo. For the master's programs in AI, computer science and data science, the priority deadline is January 15 and the final deadline is February 15. PhD applications are due by December 15. Source
Checked against the university's own pages on October 16, 2026.