Columbia University
116th Street and Broadway New York, New York 10027 United States of America
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Institution Overview
Institution details and overview.
- About the Institution
Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Columbia describes its education as grounded in intellectual rigor, open inquiry, and commitment to the public good. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States and operates as a major research-intensive university with undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools
- Institution Type
Private research university
- Establishment Year
- Founded: 1754.
- Educational Focus
- Broad undergraduate, graduate, and professional education across arts and sciences, engineering, journalism, international and public affairs, business, law, public health, education, and other fields. This is supported by Columbia’s university-wide structure and school-level sources.
- Strong emphasis on research, academic rigor, and public impact.
- Accreditations
- Institutional accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Columbia’s accreditation was reaffirmed on March 12, 2026
- Rankings
- QS World University Rankings 2026: #=38 globally.
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026: #14 globally.
- Highlights
- Columbia undergraduate students are guaranteed housing for all four years.
- Columbia has more than 500 student clubs and organizations according to Undergraduate Admissions.
- Columbia fields 31 NCAA Division I varsity teams and 40+ club sports and intramurals.
- Columbia Career Education publishes institutional career data and statistics, including post-graduation outcomes.