Columbia University: A World Class Learning Institution

1. Tradition and Innovation

1.1. Founded in 1754

1.1.1. Oldest Institution in NY State

1.1.1.1. 5th oldest in USA

1.2. One of the earliest centers for Graduate Education

1.3. Pioneer in accepting ethnic minorities, African American students and women

2. New York City

2.1. Small campus environment + Urban location( Best City in the World)

2.2. Do I need to say More?

3. Athletics

4. Academic Life

4.1. Student-faculty ratio: 6:1

4.2. Financial Aid

4.3. Ivy League Status

4.3.1. National University Ranking: #4

5. Arts

5.1. Passport to New York

5.1.1. Free Museum admission

5.2. ArtsLink

5.2.1. Broadway shows as part of class assignment

5.3. Arts Global

5.3.1. Symposium, concerts, plays

6. Athletics

6.1. Columbia Lions

6.2. Ivy League

6.3. NCAA

7. Undergraduate

7.1. Columbia College

7.2. School of General Studies

7.3. School of EngIneering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)

8. Graduate

8.1. Teachers College

8.2. Barnard College

8.3. Business School

8.4. College of Physicians and Surgeons

8.5. School of Journalism

8.6. School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)

8.7. Mailman School of Public Health

8.8. School of the Arts

8.9. Law School

9. Commitment to Diversity

9.1. 35% of Students are Minority Members

9.2. International Students= 25%

9.2.1. 160 Countries Represented

10. Faculty and Research

10.1. Barry Bergdoll

10.1.1. Prof. of Art/ Curator of MoMA

10.2. Robert Mundell

10.2.1. Prof. of Economics/ Nobel Prize in Economics

10.3. Orhan Pamuk

10.3.1. Prof. of Literature/ Nobel in Literature

10.4. Eric Kandel

10.4.1. Research Mentor/ Nobel in Literature and Medicine

10.5. Nobel Prize: 18 faculty members in the past 15 years.

10.6. Pulitzer Prize

10.6.1. Administered by Columbia's Journalism and Communications