Columbia University

Open enrollment with an early-phase pipeline tilt

According to ClinicalTrials.gov-derived indexes, Columbia University sits in the top decile of US sponsors by registered trial count (#34 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count).

958 total trials 171 currently recruiting 597 completed early-phase tilt top decile by trial count

Columbia University: 958 sponsored US clinical trials, 171 recruiting.

Columbia University sponsors 958 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 171 of them currently recruiting, and 597 completed. 88 of these trials are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 191 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most-studied condition in this pipeline is Obesity, with 9 trials.

Top-decile sponsor footprint

Columbia University ranks in the top decile of sponsors by registered trial count (#34 of 15,742 sponsors by registered trial count). Volume at this scale usually reflects a long institutional pipeline, read phase tilt and therapeutic areas below before treating it as current-year activity.

Trial completion reliability score

F 42/100

597 of 736 decided trials (Completed vs. Terminated on ClinicalTrials.gov) reached their planned completion (81.1%), vs. national p10 68.4% / p90 100% among 1,234 sponsors with at least 10 decided trials. Still-open trials (Recruiting, Active-not-recruiting, Not-yet-recruiting) are excluded since they have not reached an outcome yet.

What is open in the Columbia University pipeline

171 recruiting of 958 indexed (18% open); 597 completed (62%).

Phase mix: 88 late (III/IV) vs 191 early (I/II) (early-phase heavy).

Top condition: Obesity (9 trials), 9 others listed.

How open-pipeline share is computed

Recruiting share is recruiting_count divided by trial_count for this sponsor in the public registry export. Status can change between pulls; treat the figure as a research-attention snapshot, not product availability.

Columbia University: open-pipeline peers nationwide

Peers matched on 958 registered trials and 18% open enrollment, not the therapeutic-area sidebar.

Columbia University sits at or above the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot). 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Total trials (X) and Recruiting share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Higher volume & more openFocused & more openHigher volume, mostly closedSmaller & mostly closed 05001,0001,500 5%10%15%20% Total trials Recruiting share Columbia UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaBrigham and Women's HospitalHoffmann-La RocheUniversity of California, Los AngelesKite, A Gilead CompanyMirum PharmaceuticalsWest Virginia UniversityHospital for Special Surgery, New York
Columbia University sits at or above the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2026-08-08 snapshot).

Columbia University sits at or above the median trial volume and below the median recruiting share among these 9 nationwide peers -- the two do not always move together.

Sponsors near 958 trials (± recruiting share)

Sponsors near 18% open enrollment (± trial volume)

What to do with this Columbia University page

958 registered trials is a research-attention snapshot, not an endorsement of Columbia University or any single study.

  • 171 of Columbia University's trials are currently recruiting, check each one's own eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • Obesity is the condition Columbia University studies most, compare against other sponsors active in the same condition before evaluating a specific study. See Obesity trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. Columbia University pipeline card: 958 registered trials from official public datasets. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.