Columbia Health Annual Report

Academic Year 2024-2025: In Pursuit of a Thriving Columbia

Last reviewed: 12/10/2025

Typically, periods of instability are not the ideal time to drive change and shift the status quo. It is precisely because of the prevailing social and political conditions that prioritizing student and community well-being becomes essential to achieving the goals of higher education and fostering student success.

I am proud to say that Columbia Health persisted in furthering our mission to advance the well-being of the Columbia University community and the personal and academic development of students. Amid the multiple and layered challenges experienced by the University as a whole, as well as the difficulties many of our students, faculty, and staff experienced on an individual level, our team continued to deliver the highest quality of care for our students.

I am certain that whatever the next academic year may bring, we have the team that can meet that moment and best serve the Columbia community.

Melanie Bernitz, M.D., M.P.H. 
Executive Vice President, University Life and Well-Being
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (in the Center for Family and Community Medicine)

Accomplishments

  • Medical Services completed 39,350 visits with 18,925 unique students.
  • Administered 6,318 flu vaccines.
  • Counseling and Psychological Services saw 6,878 students for individual treatment or one-to-one consultation, provided 1,938 consultations  with faculty, administrators, parents, and other members of the community concerned about a student and completed 37,136 visits  (including group therapy and Mantra Health).
  • Disability Services facilitated 48,589 total academic, housing, and event accommodations, for 5,032 registered students, some staff, and University guests.
  • Alice! Health Promotion hosted 3,322 participants in their well-being programs and engaged with 6,729 students through outreach efforts.
  • Sexual Violence Response hosted 432 training, education, and prevention activities for 17,090 students and 643 faculty and staff participants.
  • 22,203 students enrolled in the Columbia University Student Health Insurance Plan.
  • Columbia Health trained 724 affiliates in naloxone administration and 299 affiliates in fentanyl test strip training with 2 reported lives saved this academic year.
  • CUEMS trained 53 students and 81 staff and faculty on CPR.

 

Sexual Violence Response 

I was so distracted from my workload and stress. It really helped me take my mind off work and academics. Keep organising such soothing events. Loved it.”
Student, Sexual Assault Awareness Month Self-Care Fair -

“This actually fixed my bad day.”
Student, Self-Care Lerner Ramps Takeover 

 

Alice! Health Promotion 

"My provider is kind, receptive, a good listener and is just great overall. I appreciate that we took the time to do more explorative sessions at the beginning. It’s important for me not to feel rushed with this process."
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student on nicotine cessation visits

 

Counseling and Psychological Services 

Based on a Patient Satisfaction Survey of patients who have been seen at CPS during the 24-25 academic year,

  • 91% had a favorable view of CPS.
  • 84% were satisfied with their wait time for an initial counseling appointment.
  • 97% were satisfied with the quality of the care their counselor provided.

These results include respondents scoring the questions between 3-5 on a Likert scale of 1-5, with the majority of students at the higher end of the scale

 

Student Health Insurance 

"[I am] an international student from Korea joining a master’s degree program at Columbia this fall. I joined your recent webinars on student health insurance and found it very helpful. Thank you for your effort and help."