Accreditation

Columbia Mailman School of Public Health Accreditation

The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) is an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education that accredits schools of public health. CEPH’s mission assures “quality in public health education and training to achieve excellence in practice, research, and service, through collaboration with organization and community partners.”

Columbia Mailman School was reaccredited as a school of public health by CEPH in 2025. 

In addition, the Department of Health Policy and Management is a member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. The management programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME).

Self-Study

CEPH’s accreditation procedure requires the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health to undergo an extensive self-study that provides a qualitative and quantitative assessment of how well the School achieves its mission, goals, and objectives and meets the accreditation criteria, as well as a candid assessment of strengths and weaknesses in terms of the School’s performance against the accreditation criteria. The self-study process engages individuals from across Columbia Mailman and our key constituent groups. 

An external committee, organized by CEPH, reviews the self-study and conducts a site visit. The site visit team consists of public health academics, practitioners, and accreditation specialists who meet with the School’s senior leadership, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community partners, as well as senior leadership of CUIMC and the University.

Columbia University in the City of New York Accreditation

Columbia University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000 (MSCHE). Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, MSCHE is one of six regional higher education accrediting agencies in the United States working to define, maintain, and promote educational excellence across higher education institutions. Information on Columbia University’s reaccreditation can be found here.

Columbia Mailman School is a also member of the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health.