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Kings College, New York

Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York
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Latin: Universitas Columbiae Neo Eboracensis
Former names
King's College
(1754–1784)
Columbia College
(1784–1813)
Motto In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen (Latin)
Motto in English
In Thy light shall we see light (Psalms 36:9)
Type Royal (1754–1776)
Private (Present)
Established 1754; 263 years ago (1754)
Academic affiliations
AAU
URA
568 Group
NAICU
Endowment $9.041 billion (2016)
President Lee Bollinger
Provost John Henry Coatsworth
Academic staff
3,999 (fall 2016)
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°W / 40.80750; -73.96194Coordinates: 40°48′27″N 73°57′43″W / 40.80750°N 73.96194°W / 40.80750; -73.96194
Campus Urban, total 299 acres (1.21 km2)
Colors Columbia Blue and White
         
Athletics NCAA Division IIvy League, EARC
MAISA (sailing)
Nickname Lions
Mascot Roaree the Lion
Website columbia.edu
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University rankings
National
ARWU 7
Forbes 16
U.S. News & World Report 4
Global
ARWU 9
QS 20
Times 16
U.S. News & World Report 9

USNWR graduate school rankings

Business 9
Engineering 13
Law 5
Medicine: Primary Care 51
Medicine: Research 6
Nursing: Doctorate 5
Nursing: Master's 8

USNWR departmental rankings

Biological Sciences 14
Chemistry 10
Computer Science 15
Earth Sciences 5
Economics 9
English 3
Fine Arts 6
Health Care Management 22
History 6
Mathematics 9
Nursing–Anesthesia 22
Nursing–Midwifery 12
Occupational Therapy 11
Physical Therapy 36
Physics 11
Political Science 7
Psychology 17
Public Affairs 19
Public Health 5
Social Work 6
Sociology 11
Statistics 14

Columbia University (Columbia; officially Columbia University in the City of New York), established in 1754, is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City. Today, it is often cited as one of the world's most prestigious universities.

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 prior to the Declaration of Independence. It was established as King's College by royal charter of George II of Great Britain and renamed Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolutionary War. 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 third most selective college by admission rate in the United States and second most selective college by admission rate 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. Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism administers annually the Pulitzer Prize.


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