Replace an ID Card
Lost/Stolen ID Card
If you find an ID card you reported lost or stolen, please do not attempt to use it. Please take any lost ID cards to Public Safety. Any attempts made to use a lost/stolen ID card can and will result in criminal and/or university disciplinary action.
As soon as you realize that your card has been lost or stolen, deactivate it through SSOL - Deactivate a Lost/Stolen University ID Card - or in person at the ID Center during regular business hours.
Please select your school for specific instructions on how to replace an ID card.
Columbia University Faculty, Staff, and Students
To replace a lost or stolen University ID card on Morningside campus, you must come to the ID Center in 210 Kent Hall during regular business hours with a valid photo ID. Any swipe access you had on your lost card will be deactivated and transferred to your replacement card. In some cases, this may take up to 24 hours to process. Lab or specialty access, and housing access may need to be reloaded onto the new ID card after the new replacement is issued. There is a $20 non-refundable fee for replacement of lost/stolen University ID cards payable by credit card (Visa or Mastercard, Departmental Chart string on letterhead, cash is not an acceptable form of payment) or charged directly to your University student account (Columbia University students only). Students must be registered for at least one course in the current term or the term following in order to have the University ID card replaced.
Alumni Reading Cards
To replace a lost/stolen Columbia University Alumni Reading Card, you must go to the Library Information Office at 201 Butler. There is a $5.00 fee for the replacement of lost/stolen Alumni Reading Cards (this includes replacement during renewal). Please visit the Columbia University Libraries website for more information.
Medical Center University ID cards are issued by the CUIMC ID Office. Faculty, staff, and students must present a government-issued picture ID in order to receive a new card. For more information, contact the CUIMC ID office at 212-305-0238, or visit their website.
Mount Sinai Morningside
If your appointment is still active according to the Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME), you will need to visit the CUIMC ID office, at 212-305-0238, or visit their website, to be issued a replacement card. To find out about your status with GME, visit the Plant Building (room 2069) or call (212) 523-2154.
Other Hospital Affiliates
You must obtain an ID authorization form from the Affiliation HR office in room 6208 of the MLK Pavilion. If you have any questions, please contact them at (212) 939-1720. Once this has been done, you will need to visit the CUIMC ID office, at 212-305-0238, or visit their website with the signed authorization form to have your card replaced.
To replace a lost/stolen ID card at Lamont-Doherty, you must come to the ID Center in 210 Kent Hall on the Morningside Campus, where you will be issued a new replacement ID card.
Affiliate Schools
To replace a lost/stolen Barnard College ID, students must go to the ID Center in 210 Kent Hall directly to have a new card printed. There is a $20 non-refundable fee for replacement of lost/stolen University ID cards payable by credit card (Visa or Mastercard, cash is not accepted).
To replace a lost/stolen UTS ID, students must go to the ID Center in 210 Kent Hall directly to have a new card printed. There is a $20 non-refundable fee for replacement of lost/stolen University ID cards payable by credit card (Visa or Mastercard, cash is not accepted).