Health Insurance and Immunization
All Full-Time students must have health insurance. If you have your own health insurance and would like to continue using it, you may waive the Columbia University health insurance enrollment.
To sign-up for health insurance, please visit this website. For health insurance prices, please refer to this website.
International students: To ensure that students have comparable insurance coverage, all registered full-time international students are enrolled by default in the 90 level of the Plan offered by the University. A charge for the 90 level of the Columbia Plan as well as the Columbia Health fee will appear on the first student bill. Find additional information for International Students on the Columbia Health website.
Open enrollment dates will also be posted on the Columbia Health website.
IMPORTANT: Students who have taken no action by the deadline will be automatically enrolled into the 90 level of the Columbia Student Health Insurance Plan.
Students must fulfill immunization requirements at least 30 days prior to registering for classes. Students will not be able to register until the requirements are met, and late submissions will not be expedited.
- Document immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella
- Document that you have either received the meningitis vaccine or that you have declined to receive it
To provide documentation and for more information, see the Columbia Health Website. Immunization documentation may be submitted to the Columbia Health Immunization Compliance Office.