IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

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Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.

Controversy preceded the founding of the College, with various groups competing to determine its location and religious affiliation. Advocates of New York City met with success on the first point, while the Anglicans prevailed on the latter. However, all constituencies agreed to commit themselves to principles of religious liberty in establishing the policies of the College.

In 1897, the university moved from Forty-ninth Street and Madison Avenue, where it had stood for forty years, to its present location on Morningside Heights at 116th Street and Broadway. Seth Low, the president of the University at the time of the move, sought to create an academic village in a more spacious setting. Charles Follen McKim of the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and White modeled the new campus after the Athenian agora. The Columbia campus comprises the largest single collection of McKim, Mead & White buildings in existence.

The architectural centerpiece of the campus is Low Memorial Library, named in honor of Seth Low's father. Built in the Roman classical style, it appears in the New York City Register of Historic Places. The building today houses the University's central administration offices and the visitors center.

 The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory was established in 1949 in Palisades, New York, and is a leading research institution focusing on global climate change, earthquakes, volcanoes, nonrenewable resources, and environmental hazards. It examines the planet from its core to its atmosphere, across every continent and every ocean. 

Statistics & Facts About 

Columbia university New york 

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Planning information that is used to manage the University and make decisions about its policies and goals is provided by the Office of Planning and Institutional Research. This data includes historical and current information about Columbia, comparisons across peer institutions and surveys of faculty, staff, students and alumni. In addition to gathering and organizing relevant facts and figures, the Office of Planning and Institutional Research uses this data to carry out research and analyses regarding issues of importance to the University. The office also maintains the University's statistical abstract, coordinates reporting to governmental agencies and provides data to publishers of college guides.

STUDENTS			FACULTY & STAFF			UNIVERSITY
Undergraduate Admissions Fall Admissions Statistics Enrollment Headcount Enrollment by School FT/PT & FTE Enrollment by Degree Status Headcount Enrollment by School, Gender & Degree Level Headcount Enrollment by Ethnicity & Citizenship Degrees & Certificates Degrees & Certificates Awarded Undergraduate Degrees by Program of Study, Columbia College Undergraduate Degrees by Program of Study, Engineering & Applied Science Undergraduate Degrees by Program of Study, General Studies Tuition & Financial Aid Tuition Rates by School Institutional Grant Aid by School Undergraduate Term Bill: Tuition, Mandatory Fees, Room & Board			Faculty Data Faculty by School/Division Faculty by Rank & Tenure Status Faculty by Gender & Tenure Status Faculty by Minority Status, Citizenship & Tenure Status Staff Data Full-time Employees by Job Category, Ethnicity & Gender			Finance Endowment Value Financial Reports Leadership President Trustees University Senate Libraries Library Statistics Research Sponsored Projects Administration Columbia Technology Ventures

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