Columbia University
Work 2960 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Work(212) 854-2522
Admissions E-mail: ugrad-ask@columbia.edu
Web site: http://www.columbia.edu
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College Category:
National Universities
National Universities
Overview : Columbia University
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1754 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | semester |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 7,495 |
| Setting: | urban |
| Endowment: | $7,146,806,000 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 1/2 |
| Application fee: | $70 |
| Fall 2008 Acceptance rate: | 10.0% |
| Selectivity: | most selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2009-2010 Tuition and Fees: $41,316 |
| Mission | |
| School mission: | Founded in 1754, Columbia University in the City of New York encompasses more than a dozen graduate and professional schools and the 5,600 undergraduates studying in Columbia College and The Fu Foundation of Engineering and Applied Science. The renowned Core Curriculum unites all Columbia undergraduates by providing a common foundation in literature, philosophy, science, art, history and music, and caps classes at 22 students to afford close interaction with Columbia's renowned faculty. Columbia Engineering is one of the oldest engineering schools in the nation, and the only to ensure every first-year student an internship experience that combines engineering design and community service. Students choose among over 100 majors and concentrations and thousands of research, internship and job opportunities. Located in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, Columbia not only offers access to all of New York City, the ultimate classroom, but also guaranteed four-year housing within a traditional campus surrounded by a residential neighborhood lined with bookstores, cafes and parks. Called "the quintessential great urban university", Columbia is diverse in every way: students come from 50 states and over 90 foreign countries; almost half of undergraduates are students of color, and over 450 student organizations are offered, including 29 Division I Ivy League athletic teams and dozens of community service organizations, performance groups, political clubs and publications. As the birthplace of FM radio, the fields of genetics and anthropology, the nation's oldest literary magazine and first Black student advocacy group on a multi-racial campus, Columbia has carried on a tradition of both social and scientific innovation for over 250 years. Notable Columbians include Barack Obama, Isaac Asimov, Madeline Albright, Langston Hughes, Jack Kerouac, Julia Stiles, and many more spanning every professional field. Columbia offers extensive need-based financial aid and meets the full need of every student admitted as a first-year with grants instead of loans. Parents with calculated incomes below $60,000 and with typical assets are not expected to contribute any income or assets to tuition, room, board and mandatory fees and families with calculated incomes between $60,000 and $100,000 and with typical assets have a significantly reduced contribution. To support students pursuing study abroad, research, internships and community service opportunities, Columbia offers additional funding and exemptions from academic year and summer work expectations. A commitment to diversity of every kind is a longstanding Columbia hallmark. We believe cost should not be a barrier to pursuing your educational dreams. |
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