Admission
WElcome to Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School! We believe a balanced education can lead to a powerful life.
CGPS's graduates are living proof that our students pursue their highest ambitions while keeping their spirits intact as they grow into vibrant, responsible, successful and engaged young adults.
CGPS is a Pre-K through 12 family school dedicated to nurturing, expanding and challenging the interests and passions of all our students from their first years in the Brownstones through graduation and to matriculation into the top universities around the world. We are one of Manhattan’s most well-resourced independent schools, and our dedicated faculty and staff make it feel like the small, student-centered school it is at heart—and has been for over 260 years.
We invite you to explore our website and learn more about CGPS.
Applications for the 2026–27 academic year will open August 2025
We look forward to working with your family during the application process. Please note that our Admission Open House will be on October 9, 2025. Registration for fall tours and open houses will be available in September.
If you have any questions, please contact admission@cgps.org or (212) 749-6200 x317.
Thank you!
CGPS is a member of ISAAGNY, NAIS, NYSAIS, the Parents League, the Early Steps Program, AISAP and RIISE. We also partner with The Equity Project, the Boys and Girls Club of America, A Better Chance, the Boys Club of NY, Breakthrough NY, the Oliver Scholars Program, Prep for Prep, REACH Prep and the TEAK Fellowship.
The Admission Office is located at 36 West 94th Street