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Columbia University

Work 2960 Broadway New York, NY 10027
Work(212) 854-2522
Web site: http://www.columbia.edu
  • 8Rank
  • 90Score
Tier 1
College Category:
National Universities

Overview : Columbia University

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1754
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 7,285
Setting urban
Endowment: $7,149,803,000
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 1/2
Application fee: $70
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 10.6 %
Selectivity: most selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $39,326
Mission  
School mission Columbia's undergraduate curriculum combines the breadth of learning provided by general education courses with the solid mastery of a discipline achieved through a major. And, because Columbia is a great research university as well as a small liberal arts college, students with the will and ability to pursue their majors to the highest levels of scholarly sophistication are free to do so.

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