College Profile for: Columbia University in the City of New York
Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Columbia's main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City. The university is now legally known as Columbia University in the City of New York. The institution was established as King's College by the Church of England, receiving a Royal Charter in 1754 from George II of Great Britain. One of only two universities in the United States to have been founded by royal charter, it was the first college established in the Province of New York, and the fifth college established in the Thirteen Colonies. After the American Revolution it was briefly chartered as a New York State entity from 1784-1787, however the university now operates under a 1...
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116 St and Broadway
New York, NY
10027
212-854-1754 (general)
212-854-3711 (financial aid)
212-854-2522 (admissions)
Web Site:
http://www.columbia.edu
