Prepare to Join our Global Student Body
An International Ivy League Education awaits at Teachers College, Columbia University, the oldest, largest and most comprehensive graduate school of education in the United States. The birthplace of big ideas, we offer masters, doctoral, and advanced certificate programs that span four core areas: education, health, psychology, and leadership.
You are invited to explore the next steps towards joining our international student body who have come to TC from dozens of countries from around the world. Prepare to change the world.
Although foreign students are not eligible for any federal funding, TC has its own scholarship options that are available to foreign students on a limited basis.
Learn more about any one of our more than 100 graduate degrees
Prepare to learn
Choose from more than 120+ academic programs in fields of as far flung as the arts, higher and postsecondary education, psychology, communications sciences and disorders, educational technology, international and comparative education, applied linguistics, developmental disabilities, economics, policy and many, many more.
If you wish to advance your education, our rich academic diversity and rigor will give you the perspective and expertise few in the the world can claim.
Prepare for international support
TC’s Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) provides services and programs that support the growth, development, and welfare of international students on multiple levels -– immigration regulatory advising and processing, cultural adjustment, social enrichment, and assistance with practical matters related to living in the U.S. The OISS also acts as a center for cultural and educational programming that advances cross-cultural understanding and interaction between U.S. and international students and promotes cultural competency across the College.
Prepare to connect
We are 5000+ students from all 50 states (plus D.C) and 84 nations who are doing truly amazing things, like providing tools to assist victims of the global refugee crisis, creating technology to support individuals with disabilities, and programming apps that help first-generation college students navigate their campus experience.
While we’re focused on facilitating important work, we are also a welcoming, supportive close-knit group that likes to liven things up! Plenty of residence hall activities, club meetings, departmental lectures and cultural events—we are in NYC, after all—will help connect you to your learning peers and opportunity.
Prepare to join a legacy
When you graduate, we like to think you don’t leave TC behind. You join our network of 90,000+ alumni who build on the knowledge and experience they gained to improve lives around the globe. They provide a network of support and connections that will help take you to where you want to be.
Follow in their footsteps today and become a leader in your chosen field tomorrow.