COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

AN OVERVIEW

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COLUMBIA COLLEGE

www.college.columbia.edu

Columbia College is one of the nation’s most selective

undergraduate institutions. The centerpiece of academic

study is the Core Curriculum, which provides students

with wide-ranging perspectives on classic works of

literature, philosophy, history, music, art, and science.

THE FU FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND

APPLIED SCIENCE

www.engineering.columbia.edu

Columbia Engineering educates socially responsible

engineering and applied science leaders whose work

results in the betterment of the human condition. Un-

dergraduate and graduate programs combine rigorous

traditional course work with opportunities for research,

service learning, internships, and entrepreneurship,

both nationally and internationally.

SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES

www.gs.columbia.edu

General Studies is the finest liberal arts college in the

United States created specifically for returning and

nontraditional students seeking a rigorous, traditional

undergraduate degree. The school also houses the

Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program, the oldest and

largest program of its kind in the country.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is one of

the most distinguished graduate schools in the United

States. Our renowned faculty provides MA and PhD

students with advanced knowledge in the humanities

and natural and social sciences while preparing them for

a variety of careers around the world.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING

AND PRESERVATION

www.arch.columbia.edu

The school’s international leadership role invites all the

disciplines devoted to the built environment to think dif-

ferently. Its mission is to use the highest level of profes-

sional training as a creative space of experimentation

and analysis that nurtures new forms of professional,

scholarly, technical, and ethical practice.

SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

www.columbia.edu/cu/arts

School of the Arts is a vibrant intellectual and artistic

laboratory where students work, experiment, and learn

under the guidance of professors acclaimed in their

fields of Film, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts, and Writing.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

www.gsb.columbia.edu

Columbia Business School’s global education prepares

students for lifetime leadership in any industry. Its

curriculum bridges pioneering research and industry

practice and fosters the entrepreneurial mindset.

Through its thought leadership, broad alumni network,

and New York base, the school ranks among the

world’s most innovative.

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

www.ce.columbia.edu

The School of Continuing Education offers innova-

tive programs that meet Columbia’s standard of

excellence, including professional master’s degrees,

courses for graduate school preparation and aca-

demic advancement, pre-college programs for high

school students, and courses in English as a second

language.

SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

www.sipa.columbia.edu

For more than sixty years, the School of International

and Public Affairs has been educating professionals

who make a difference in society. Through rigorous

research and hands-on practice, graduates and faculty

work to improve social services, advocate for human

rights, strengthen markets, protect the environment,

and secure peace around the world.

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM

www.journalism.columbia.edu

Columbia Journalism School educates students to

work in all news media, covering a wide range of

complicated subjects. Our faculty, a diverse group of

award-winning professionals, work closely with

students to provide a foundation for our graduates to

become leaders in a fast-changing news media.

VERVIEW

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS, COLLEGE

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HOOLS, COLLEGES, AND AFFILIATES

SCHOOL OF LAW

www.law.columbia.edu

Columbia Law School is among the oldest and most

distinguished law schools in the United States. Its

faculty and graduates have a long tradition of private

practice and public service in the judiciary, government,

and public interest organizations, contributing to the

development of law in the United States and throughout

the world.

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

www.columbia.edu/cu/ssw

For 110 years, the School of Social Work has distin-

guished itself with intellectual creativity and leadership

in research, education, and field work. Faculty members

conduct research and service programs globally and

provide their expertise to leaders in academia, govern-

ment, and the private sector.

COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

www.columbia.edu/medical

The College of Physicians and Surgeons is one of

the most selective medical schools in the nation. Its

faculty, among the most highly regarded clinicians and

physician-scientists in academic medicine, prepare

students to be medical leaders while working to solve

intractable health challenges through clinical, labora-

tory, and translational research.

MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

www.mailman.columbia.edu

The Mailman School of Public Health has been on the

cutting edge of public health research, education, and

service for more than 85 years. The school is a global

presence built on local excellence. With its world-class

faculty and talented, diverse students, the Mailman

School is developing knowledge and affecting change

locally and globally.

COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE

www.dental.columbia.edu

The College of Dental Medicine provides an academi-

cally and clinically superior education in an environment

that encourages students to take advantage of the edu-

cational opportunities in such diverse areas as public

health, informatics, and biomedical research.

SCHOOL OF NURSING

www.nursing.columbia.edu

The School of Nursing is part of one of the world’s most

renowned academic health centers, a vital neighborhood

collaborating on research, education, and clinical care.

AFFILIATE SCHOOLS

The following affiliates are independent institutions

with their own boards of trustees, governance struc-

tures, policies, and academic processes.

BARNARD COLLEGE

www.barnard.edu

Barnard was the first college in New York City, and one

of the few in the nation, where women could receive

the same rigorous education available to men. Today,

Barnard educates more than 2,300 bright, independent-

minded women in an intimate liberal arts setting and is

the most sought-after women’s college in the country.

TEACHERS COLLEGE

www.tc.columbia.edu

Teachers College is the oldest and largest U.S. graduate

school of education, perennially ranked among the

nation’s best. In education, health, and psychology,

Teachers College prepares and informs policymakers

and practitioners to better serve students, families,

schools, and communities.

THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

www.jtsa.edu

The Jewish Theological Seminary trains tomorrow’s

religious, educational, academic, and lay leaders for the

Jewish community and beyond through its five schools

and world-class library. List College, the undergradu-

ate school, offers dual-degree programs with Columbia

University and Barnard College.

UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

www.utsnyc.edu

Founded in 1836, Union has always embodied the

freedom to learn and to teach, with a vision of education

centered on academic excellence and personal faith.

Union remains committed to that vision, as it responds

to the changing needs of our city and world with an

evolving understanding of what it means to be faithful.

On campus Sept. 11, 2008:

Presidential candidates Sen.

Barack Obama and Sen. John

McCain spoke about community

service at the nationally broadcast

ServiceNation Presidential Forum,

hosted by Columbia. Outside,

thousands of students gathered on

the steps of Low Library to watch

the event live on a jumbo screen.

Joseph Chi Lin

On campus Sept. 11, 2008:

Presidential candidates Sen.

Barack Obama and Sen. John

McCain spoke about community

service at the nationally broadcast

ServiceNation Presidential Forum,

hosted by Columbia. Outside,

thousands of students gathered on

the steps of Low Library to watch

the event live on a jumbo screen.

Joseph Chi Lin

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Columbia is a global leader in higher education because

of its ability to attract highly accomplished students and

scholars from around the world. The admission rate

for Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of

Engineering and Applied Science for the incoming Class

of 2016 was a combined 7.4 percent, one of the lowest

in the University’s history. Columbia’s acclaimed gradu-

ate and professional schools continue to build on their

well-established excellence and stature. The University’s

talented students and faculty from some 150 countries

engage each other in the breadth of cultural, scientific,

and business enterprises that make New York one of the

most exciting places in the world.

THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

COLUMBIA’S VIBRANT

CAMPUS COMMUNITY

COMES NOT ONLY FROM

THE DAILY ENGAGEMENT

OF ACCOMPLISHED

STUDENTS AND

RENOWNED FACULTY,

BUT ALSO FROM THE

EXTRAORDINARY ENERGY,

TALENT, AND CULTURAL

DIVERSITY THAT DEFINES

NEW YORK CITY.

During the past five years, Columbia

has added almost 100 new degree

programs and increased the

international breadth of its curricula.

The Core Curriculum, an ever-

evolving set of common courses on

classic texts and contemporary issues

required of all Columbia College

undergraduates, provides a unique

intellectual grounding for critical

thinking skills.

Nearly 25,000 Columbia

students can embrace the arts

through more than 140 arts

organizations on campus, as

well as New York’s unmatched

cultural scene.

Through mentorship programs

and other activities, students are

connected to more than 295,000

alumni worldwide through the

Columbia Alumni Association.

Thousands of Columbia students, faculty,

and alumni participate in service learning,

community engagement, and social

entrepreneurship projects in New York,

across the nation, and around the world.

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Columbia’s academic excellence is the product of its

celebrated faculty—recognized as scholars, teachers,

artists, and innovators. One of the first research univer-

sities in the United States, Columbia’s preeminence is

reflected by a steady stream of pioneering discoveries

and intellectual contributions. The University places

special value on the diversity of knowledge among

scholars who increasingly apply a depth of expertise

in their fields to interdisciplinary challenges that cross

traditional academic boundaries—from linking neuro-

science with the arts, humanities and social sciences,

to addressing the complexity of climate change not

only through earth and environmental science, but also

through law, economics, and engineering.

FACULTY AND RESEARCH

“COLUMBIA’S FACULTY

HAVE LONG BEEN LEADERS

IN EXPLORING NEW

FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE.

THEY CONTINUE TO DO SO

TODAY WITH TEACHING

AND SCHOLARSHIP ACROSS

DISCIPLINES AND NATIONAL

BORDERS.”

—PROVOST JOHN H.

COATSWORTH

Eighty Columbians—alumni,

faculty, researchers, and adminis-

trators—have won Nobel Prizes.

Eight current faculty members are

Nobel laureates in medicine, eco-

nomics, physics, and literature.

Columbia has more than

2,000 international faculty,

researchers, visiting scholars,

and scientists.

Two Columbia scientists were

among the first seven recipients

of the inaugural Kavli Prize

awarded in the fields of nano-

science, neuroscience, and

astrophysics.

Columbia’s faculty includes 200

members of the National

Academies, which include the

National Academy of Sciences, the

National Academy of Engineering,

and the Institute of Medicine.

The list of pioneering discoveries

made by Columbia faculty includes FM

radio, lasers, X-ray photography, atomic

fission, global warming, and a long list

of medical breakthroughs.

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Each new generation of Columbians adds to the

University’s history of engagement in one of the world’s

great cities through a wide array of partnerships,

service-learning programs, cultural activities and clinics

providing health care, education, job training, legal, and

other services to surrounding communities. Today the

University is creating a new, environmentally sustainable

urban campus in a former industrial area between the

historic Morningside Heights campus and the Univer-

sity’s Medical Center. In the decades ahead, these new

academic facilities and public open spaces will enhance

Columbia’s contributions to New York City as a global

center of new ideas, scientific innovation, economic

vitality, and cultural richness.

“LOCATED ANYWHERE ELSE,

COLUMBIA WOULD BE A

DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY;

AND IT’S FAIR TO SAY THAT

WITHOUT COLUMBIA AND

COLUMBIANS, NEW YORK

WOULD ALSO BE A DIFFER-

ENT CITY. EACH GAINS IN-

CREDIBLE CREATIVITY AND

VITALITY FROM THE OTHER.”

—PRESIDENT LEE C. BOLLINGER

COLUMBIA IN NEW YORK

Columbia University

is the seventh largest

nongovernmental

employer in the

City of New York,

generating a local

payroll of some $1.9

billion.

Columbia University Medical

Center is a world leader in

biomedical research, education,

and treatment, and its 1,200 clinical

faculty members provide care

through some 800,000 patient visits

each year.

Columbia engineers have been

responsible for much of the design

of New York’s great buildings,

bridges, tunnels, and monuments.

The city’s original subway

system and street grid were

designed by Columbians.

Columbia has a long tradition

of public service. President

Barack Obama graduated from

Columbia College; 13 alumni

have served as New York

governor; 15 Columbians have

served as mayor of New York City.

Columbia maintains hundreds

of community partnerships in

Harlem and Washington Heights,

from local public schools and after-

school programs to free health clinics

and legal aid, including a nearly

half-century affiliation with Harlem

Hospital.

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Columbia’s long history of international study

and engagement is reflected in the University’s

mission to prepare students to navigate and lead

in an increasingly interconnected world. The

interdisciplinary nature of Columbia’s academic

programming, its international partnerships, its

contributions, and the diverse backgrounds of

its students, faculty, and alumni all contribute to

this global character. Columbia’s international

commitment reflects the belief that academic

institutions have a responsibility to provide analyses

and perspectives that inform policy and broaden

world understanding of the critical issues of our time.

COLUMBIA IS A

LEADING INTERNATIONAL

UNIVERSITY IN THE HEART OF

THE WORLD’S MOST

INTERNATIONAL CITY.

COLUMBIA IN THE WORLD

Through model projects on AIDS/HIV,

maternal health, and malaria in

Africa and clean water infrastructure

in rural South Asia, Columbia is making

a difference around the globe.

Columbia’s World Leaders

Forum gives students and

faculty a regular opportunity

to engage in discussion with

international heads of state and

global thought leaders.

Columbia University is a world leader in environmental

research and policy. Working across disciplines and

through centers such as the Earth Institute, Lamont-

Doherty Earth Observatory, and Columbia Climate

Center, University researchers are working to find

solutions for sustainable development.

Columbia offers dozens of dual-degree

programs with peer institutions around the

globe and has a network of Global Centers in

Asia, South Asia, Africa, South America, and the

Middle East.

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FOR MORE THAN 250 YEARS, COLUMBIA

has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world. At

the core of our wide range of academic inquiry is the commitment to attract and

engage the best minds in pursuit of greater human understanding, pioneering new

discoveries, and service to society.

Our distinguished faculty, alumni, and student body are expanding the boundaries

of knowledge in medicine, science, the arts, humanities, and the professions. The

University offers an outstanding and comprehensive array of academic programs.

These include three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional

schools, a world-renowned medical center, four affiliated colleges and seminaries,

twenty-five libraries, and more than one hundred research centers and institutes.

Columbia is both global and local in focus. As a vital part of New York, our research

and teaching are enhanced by the vast resources of one of the world’s greatest

cities. We are an intellectual community of some 40,000 students, faculty, and staff

who work continually to expand our mission of teaching, research, patient care,

and public service.

Columbia University in the City of New York

116th Street and Broadway

New York, NY 10027

www.columbia.edu

2012-2013