Columbia University

About Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York is a private Ivy League research university founded in 1754 as King’s College. Its historic Morningside Heights campus is centred at 116th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, with additional sites including the Medical Center in Washington Heights and the Manhattanville campus. Columbia is known for the Core Curriculum in Columbia College, selective engineering programmes, and graduate schools spanning business, law, journalism, international affairs and the health sciences.

First-year undergraduates apply to either Columbia College or Columbia Engineering, not both in the same cycle, and are reviewed holistically. Graduate and professional schools publish separate requirements and deadlines. Columbia is institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). International applicants should carefully review English-language rules, testing policy and financial-aid eligibility, which can differ from domestic policies and change by admissions cycle.

A commonly cited campus address is 535 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10027. Undergraduate admissions guidance is published at undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu. Tuition, housing, meal plans and mandatory fees are updated each academic year on official Columbia cost pages — use those figures for planning, not archived third-party estimates. Confirm Early Decision versus Regular Decision deadlines, interview availability, recommendation requirements and any school-specific supplements before you submit an application. Students comparing Ivy League options in New York City should review Core Curriculum expectations, Engineering versus College differences, and housing timelines after admission. Keep secondary-school transcripts and counsellor reports organised for the Common Application upload.

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