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| Columbia University in the City of New York | |
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| Latin: Universitas Columbiae Neo Eboracensis | |
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Former names
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King's College (1754–1784) Columbia College (1784–1813) |
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| Motto | In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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In Thy light shall we see light (Psalms 36:9) |
| Type |
Royal (1754–1776) Private (Present) |
| Established | 1754 |
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Academic affiliations
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AAU URA 568 Group NAICU |
| Endowment | $9.041 billion (2016) |
| President | Lee Bollinger |
| Provost | John Henry Coatsworth |
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Academic staff
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3,806 (fall 2014) |
| Students | 27,942 (excluding 1,928 non-degree students; fall 2014) |
| Undergraduates | 8,410 (fall 2014) |
| Postgraduates | 19,532 (fall 2014) |
| Location |
New York City, New York, United States 40°48′27″N 73°57′43″W / 40.80750°N 73.96194°WCoordinates: 40°48′27″N 73°57′43″W / 40.80750°N 73.96194°W |
| Campus | Urban, total 299 acres (1.21 km2) |
| Colors |
Columbia Blue and White |
| Athletics |
NCAA Division I – Ivy League, EARC MAISA (sailing) |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Mascot | Roaree the Lion |
| Website | columbia |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| ARWU | 7 |
| Forbes | 16 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 4 |
| Global | |
| ARWU | 9 |
| QS | 20 |
| Times | 16 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 9 |
Columbia University (Columbia; officially Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It was established in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of George II of Great Britain. After the American Revolutionary War, King's College briefly became a state entity, and was renamed Columbia College in 1784.
Columbia contains the oldest college in the state of New York and the fifth chartered institution of higher learning in the country, making it one of nine colonial colleges founded before the Declaration of Independence. The college has produced numerous distinguished alumni. It has additionally been amongst the most selective colleges in the United States since its founding. With an acceptance rate of 5.8%, it currently stands as the 3rd most selective college in the United States and 2nd most selective college in the Ivy League.
A 1787 charter placed the institution under a private board of trustees before it was renamed Columbia University in 1896 when the campus was moved from Madison Avenue to its current location in Morningside Heights occupying 32 acres (13 ha) of land. Columbia is one of the fourteen founding members of the Association of American Universities and was the first school in the United States to grant the M.D. degree.
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