About Me

Columbia University, founded in 1754 as King's College, is one of the oldest institutions in the USA and the Ivy League's New York City member. Its 33,000+ students span Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, and top-ranked graduate and professional schools — Business (Columbia Business School), Law, Journalism (which administers the Pulitzer Prizes), Medicine (Vagelos College), Public Health (Mailman), and International and Public Affairs (SIPA). Located in Morningside Heights on the Upper West Side, Columbia's Core Curriculum — one of American higher education's oldest — is a defining feature of the College experience. Columbia has produced 100+ Nobel Laureates, five US Founding Fathers, and generations of leaders across finance, journalism, medicine, and the arts, with a very large Indian graduate-student community especially in engineering, journalism, and public policy.

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Institute Information

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Institute Type

Private Ivy League Research University

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Established

1754

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Affiliation

Independent (Ivy League)

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NIRF Rank

Top 15 US National Universities; Top 25 QS World

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Campus Area

36 Acres Morningside + additional Manhattanville and medical campuses

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Total Students

~33,000

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Avg. CTC (UG)

$95,000+ typical undergraduate starting

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Hostel

Housing guaranteed for four years in the College and Engineering

Courses Offered

Course	Duration	Seats
BA/BS Columbia College & SEAS	4 Years	~1,600/year (combined)
MBA u2014 Columbia Business School	2 Years	~750/year
JD u2014 Columbia Law School	3 Years	~380/year
MS u2014 Columbia Engineering (MS CS most popular)	1.5u20132 Years	Large
MS Journalism u2014 Columbia Journalism School	9u201310 Months	~380
PhD (All Departments)	5u20137 Years	Funded

Admission 2025-26

Undergraduate

EntranceCommon App + SAT/ACT + essays

Applications OpenAugust 2025

Last Date1 January 2026 (RD)

Merit ListLate March 2026

Apply Atundergrad.admissions.columbia.edu

MS CS

EntranceGRE optional + SoP + LoRs

Applications OpenSeptember 2025

Last DateDecember 2025

Merit ListMarch 2026

Apply Atgsas.columbia.edu

Facilities

Butler Library & 20+ campus libraries Columbia Journalism School u2014 administers the Pulitzer Prizes Miller Theatre & the Zuckerman Institute Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons at CUIMC Baker Athletics Complex + Levien Gym Alfred Lerner Hall student centre Need-blind admissions for US applicants Manhattanville expansion campus for research and public engagement