Columbia University is a private institution that was started in 1754. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 6,245, its environment is urban, and the campus size is 36 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its tuition/fees are $64,380
situated in New York City, Columbia has three undergraduate schools – Columbia College, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of General Studies – as well as a number of graduate and professional schools, including the highly ranked Business School, Teachers College, Law School and College of Physicians and Surgeons. The university also has a well-regarded College of Dental Medicine and graduate Journalism School.

Columbia University’s main campus is situated in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, situated in the Morningside Heights neighborhood. The Columbia University Medical Center – home to the medical, nursing, dental and public health faculties – is situated in northern Manhattan in the Washington Heights neighborhood.

Columbia offers a range of student activities, including 28 Greek chapters. More than 90% of learners live on campus. Columbia is affiliated with Barnard College for women, the Union Theological Seminary and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Distinguished alumni include John Jay, founding father and first Supreme Court chief justice, and former President Barack Obama. Columbia also administers the Pulitzer Prizes.