Columbia University

Columbia University, located in the New York City borough of Manhattan, is a private institution founded in 1754. Columbia offers a wide range of student activities. The Columbia Lions have more than 25 NCAA Division I teams in the Ivy League, there are numerous Greek fraternity and sorority chapters on campus, and the university has organizations like the Urban New Yorker, which gives out free tickets to events in the city. John Jay, President Barack Obama, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II and Maggie Gyllenhaal are distinguished Columbia alumni.

School Details

Has guaranteed admission agreement with at least one other institution: No
Guaranteed admission agreement URL: N/A

Programs Offered

bachelor's degree, certificate, doctorate, master's degree, post-bachelor's certificate

Majors Offered

Computer and information sciences, general, Art history, criticism and conservation, Visual and performing arts, Architectural history and criticism, American/united states studies/civilization, Ancient studies/civilization, Anthropology, African-american/black studies, Archeology, Architecture, Asian-american studies, Astronomy, Biological and physical sciences, Biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, Comparative literature, Chemistry, Chemical physics, Classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics, Latin language and literature, Classical and ancient studies, Modern greek language and literature, Computer science, Dance, general, East asian studies, Economics, Econometrics and quantitative economics, Environmental biology, Environmental science, Geological and earth sciences/geosciences, English language and literature, general, Film/cinema/video studies, French language and literature, French studies, German language and literature, German studies, Germanic languages, literatures, and linguistics, other, History, History, other, Italian language and literature, Italian studies, Latin american studies, Linguistics, Mathematics, Mathematics, other, Mathematics and statistics, Middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, Asian studies/civilization, Music, general, Philosophy, Physics, Astronomy and astrophysics, other, Biophysics, Political science and government, general, Political science and government, other, Psychology, Religion/religious studies, Russian language and literature, Slavic studies, Russian studies, Sociology, Hispanic-american, puerto rican, and mexican-american/chicano studies, Spanish language and literature, Statistics, general, Statistics, other, Drama and dramatics/theatre arts, general, Urban studies/affairs, Women's studies, Engineering technology, general, Applied mathematics, general, Physical sciences, other, Materials engineering, Biomedical/medical engineering, Civil engineering, Engineering mechanics, Chemical engineering, Computer engineering, Environmental/environmental health engineering, Education, Education, general, Electrical and electronics engineering, English language and literature, general, Philosophy, Operations research, Industrial engineering, Mechanical engineering, East asian languages, literatures, and linguistics, general, Slavic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general, Ecology, evolution, systematics, and population biology, Evolutionary biology, Architecture, Architectural history and criticism, general, Psychology, general, Near and middle eastern studies, History, general

Minors Offered

Romance languages, literatures, and linguistics, French language and literature, Spanish language and literature, Middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, Latin language and literature, English language and literature, general, Applied mathematics, Statistics, Philosophy, Religion/religious studies, Architecture, Psychology, Economics, Sociology, Hispanic-american, puerto rican, and mexican-american/chicano studies, Dance, Art history, criticism and conservation, History, Computer science, Civil engineering, other, Engineering mechanics, Environmental/environmental health engineering, Materials engineering, Mechanical engineering, Operations research, East asian languages, literatures, and linguistics, Germanic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general.

Student Services

Basic services offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial learning services offered: N/A
Counseling services offered: academic, birth control, career, international students, minority student, military, older student, personal, psychological, religious, veteran student
Campus safety and security services offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols; Late night transport/escort service; 24-hour emergency telephones; Lighted pathways/sidewalks; Controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Activities

Student activities offered: Campus ministries, Choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, international student organization, literary magazine, marching band, model un, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook

Sports

Intercollegiate varsity nonscholarship sports offered for men: Baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor), track and field (outdoor), wrestling
Intercollegiate varsity nonscholarship sports offered for women: Archery, basketball, crew (heavyweight), cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, crew (lightweight), soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field (indoor), track and field (outdoor), volleyball.