COLLEGES, AND AFFILIATES SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND AFFILIATES FOR MORE THAN 250 YEARS, COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF LAW SCHOOL OF NURSING has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world. At www.law.columbia.edu www.nursing.columbia.edu COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA COLLEGE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is among the oldest and most The School of Nursing is part of one of the world’s most the core of our wide range of academic inquiry is the commitment to attract and www.college.columbia.edu www.arts.columbia.edu distinguished law schools in the United States. Its renowned academic health centers, a vital neighborhood Columbia College is one of the nation’s most selective School of the Arts is a vibrant intellectual and artistic faculty and graduates have a long tradition of private collaborating on research, education, and clinical care. engage the best minds in pursuit of greater human understanding, pioneering new undergraduate institutions. The centerpiece of academic laboratory where students work, experiment, and learn practice and public service in the judiciary, government, discoveries, and service to society. AN OVERVIEW study is the Core Curriculum, which provides students under the guidance of professors acclaimed in their and public interest organizations, contributing to the AFFILIATE SCHOOLS with wide-ranging perspectives on classic works of fields of Film, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts, and Writing. development of law in the United States and throughout The following affiliates are independent institutions literature, philosophy, history, music, art, and science. the world. with their own boards of trustees, governance struc- Our distinguished faculty, alumni, and student body are expanding the boundaries GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS tures, policies, and academic processes. THE FU FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND www.gsb.columbia.edu SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK of knowledge in medicine, science, the arts, humanities, and the professions. The APPLIED SCIENCE ’s global education prepares www.socialwork.columbia.edu University offers an outstanding and comprehensive array of academic programs. www.engineering.columbia.edu students for lifetime leadership in any industry. Its For 110 years, the School of Social Work has distin- www.barnard.edu Columbia Engineering educates socially responsible curriculum bridges pioneering research and industry guished itself with intellectual creativity and leadership Barnard was the first college in City, and one These include three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional engineering and applied science leaders whose work practice and fosters the entrepreneurial mindset. in research, education, and field work. Faculty members of the few in the nation, where women could receive schools, a world-renowned medical center, four affiliated colleges and seminaries, results in the betterment of the human condition. Un- Through its thought leadership, broad alumni network, conduct research and service programs globally and the same rigorous education available to men. Today, dergraduate and graduate programs combine rigorous and New York base, the school ranks among the provide their expertise to leaders in academia, govern- Barnard educates more than 2,300 bright, independent- twenty-five libraries, and more than one hundred research centers and institutes. traditional course work with opportunities for research, world’s most innovative. ment, and the private sector. minded women in an intimate liberal arts setting and is service learning, internships, and entrepreneurship, the most sought-after women’s college in the country. both nationally and internationally. 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We are an intellectual community of some 40,000 students, faculty, and staff General Studies is the finest liberal arts college in the excellence, including professional master’s degrees, faculty, among the most highly regarded clinicians and school of education, perennially ranked among the United States created specifically for returning and courses for graduate school preparation and aca- physician-scientists in academic medicine, prepare nation’s best. In education, health, and psychology, who work continually to expand our mission of teaching, research, patient care, nontraditional students seeking a rigorous, traditional demic advancement, pre-college programs for high students to be medical leaders while working to solve Teachers College prepares and informs policymakers and public service. undergraduate degree. The school also houses the school students, and courses in English as a second intractable health challenges through clinical, labora- and practitioners to better serve students, families, Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program, the oldest and language. tory, and translational research. schools, and communities. largest program of its kind in the country. Columbia University in the City of New York SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES www.sipa.columbia.edu www.mailman.columbia.edu www.jtsa.edu 116th Street and Broadway http://gsas.columbia.edu For more than sixty years, the School of International The Mailman School of Public Health has been on the The Jewish Theological Seminary trains tomorrow’s The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is one of and Public Affairs has been educating professionals cutting edge of public health research, education, and religious, educational, academic, and lay leaders for the New York, NY 10027 the most distinguished graduate schools in the United who make a difference in society. Through rigorous service for more than 85 years. The school is a global Jewish community and beyond through its five schools www.columbia.edu States. Our renowned faculty provides MA and PhD research and hands-on practice, graduates and faculty presence built on local excellence. With its world-class and world-class library. List College, the undergradu- students with advanced knowledge in the humanities work to improve social services, advocate for human faculty and talented, diverse students, the Mailman ate school, offers dual-degree programs with Columbia and natural and social sciences while preparing them for rights, strengthen markets, protect the environment, School is developing knowledge and affecting change University and Barnard College. a variety of careers around the world. and secure peace around the world. locally and globally. UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE www.utsnyc.edu AND PRESERVATION www.journalism.columbia.edu www.dental.columbia.edu Founded in 1836, Union has always embodied the www.arch.columbia.edu Columbia Journalism School educates students to The College of Dental Medicine provides an academi- freedom to learn and to teach, with a vision of education 2013-2014 The school’s international leadership role invites all the work in all news media, covering a wide range of cally and clinically superior education in an environment centered on academic excellence and personal faith. disciplines devoted to the built environment to think dif- complicated subjects. Our faculty, a diverse group of that encourages students to take advantage of the edu- Union remains committed to that vision, as it responds ferently. Its mission is to use the highest level of profes- award-winning professionals, work closely with cational opportunities in such diverse areas as public to the changing needs of our city and world with an sional training as a creative space of experimentation students to provide a foundation for our graduates to health, informatics, and biomedical research. evolving understanding of what it means to be faithful. and analysis that nurtures new forms of professional, become leaders in a fast-changing news media. scholarly, technical, and ethical practice.

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 THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE FACULTY AND RESEARCH COLUMBIA IN NEW YORK COLUMBIA IN THE WORLD

Columbia is a global leader in higher education because Columbia’s academic excellence is the product of its Each new generation of Columbians adds to the Columbia’s long history of international study COLUMBIA’S VIBRANT of its ability to attract highly accomplished students and “COLUMBIA’S FACULTY celebrated faculty—recognized as scholars, teachers, “LOCATED ANYWHERE ELSE, University’s history of engagement in one of the world’s COLUMBIA IS A LEADING and engagement is reflected in the University’s CAMPUS COMMUNITY scholars from around the world. The admission rate HAVE LONG BEEN LEADERS artists, and innovators. One of the first research univer- COLUMBIA WOULD BE A great cities through a wide array of partnerships, INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN mission to prepare students to navigate and lead for Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of sities in the United States, Columbia’s preeminence is service-learning programs, cultural activities and clinics in an increasingly interconnected world. The COMES NOT ONLY FROM IN EXPLORING NEW DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY; THE HEART OF ONE OF Engineering and Applied Science for the incoming Class reflected by a steady stream of pioneering discoveries providing health care, education, job training, legal, and interdisciplinary nature of Columbia’s academic THE DAILY ENGAGEMENT of 2017 was a combined 6.9 percent, one of the lowest FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE. and intellectual contributions. The University places AND IT’S FAIR TO SAY THAT other services to surrounding communities. Today the THE WORLD’S MOST DYNAMIC programming, its international partnerships OF ACCOMPLISHED in the University’s history. Columbia’s acclaimed gradu- THEY CONTINUE TO DO SO special value on the diversity of knowledge among WITHOUT COLUMBIA AND University is creating a new, environmentally sustainable GLOBAL CITIES. and centers around the world, and the diverse STUDENTS AND ate and professional schools continue to build on their TODAY WITH TEACHING scholars who increasingly apply a depth of expertise COLUMBIANS, NEW YORK urban campus in a former industrial area between the backgrounds of its students, faculty, and alumni well-established excellence and stature. The University’s RENOWNED FACULTY, AND SCHOLARSHIP ACROSS in their fields to interdisciplinary challenges that cross WOULD ALSO BE A DIFFER- historic Morningside Heights campus and the Univer- all contribute to this global character. Columbia’s talented students and faculty from some 150 countries traditional academic boundaries—from linking neuro- sity’s Medical Center. In the decades ahead, these new commitment reflects the belief that academic DISCIPLINES AND NATIONAL ENT CITY. EACH GAINS IN- BUT ALSO FROM THE engage each other in the breadth of cultural, scientific, science with the arts, humanities and social sciences, academic facilities and public open spaces will enhance institutions have a responsibility to provide analyses EXTRAORDINARY ENERGY, and business enterprises that make New York one of the BORDERS.” to addressing the complexity of climate change not CREDIBLE CREATIVITY AND Columbia’s contributions to as a global and perspectives that inform policy and broaden TALENT, AND CULTURAL most exciting places in the world. —PROVOST JOHN H. only through earth and environmental science, but also VITALITY FROM THE OTHER.” center of new ideas, scientific innovation, economic world understanding of the critical issues of our time. COATSWORTH DIVERSITY THAT DEFINES through law, economics, and engineering. —PRESIDENT LEE C. BOLLINGER vitality, and cultural richness. NEW YORK CITY. Columbia offers dozens of dual-degree programs with peer institutions around the The Core Curriculum, an ever- globe and has a network of Global Centers in Eighty-two Columbians— Columbia has a long tradition evolving set of common courses on Columbia University Columbia engineers have been Asia, South Asia, Africa, South America, and the Nearly 25,000 Columbia alumni, faculty, researchers, and of public service. President classic texts and contemporary issues is the seventh largest responsible for much of the design Middle East. students can embrace the arts administrators—have won Nobel Barack Obama graduated from required of all Columbia College nongovernmental of New York’s great buildings, Columbia’s World Leaders through more than 140 arts Prizes. Eight current faculty Two Columbia scientists were Columbia College; 13 alumni undergraduates, provides a unique employer in the bridges, tunnels, and monuments. Through model projects on AIDS/HIV, Forum gives students and organizations on campus, as members are Nobel laureates in among the first seven recipients have served as New York intellectual grounding for critical City of New York, The city’s original subway maternal health, and malaria in faculty a regular opportunity Through a global network of centers, well as New York’s unmatched medicine, economics, physics, and of the inaugural Kavli Prize governor; 15 Columbians have thinking skills. Columbia’s faculty includes more generating a local system and street grid were Africa and clean water infrastructure to engage in discussion with students engage in research, cultural scene. literature. awarded in the fields of nano- served as mayor of New York City. than 100 members of the payroll of some $1.9 designed by Columbians. in rural South Asia, Columbia is making international heads of state and scholarship, and service across science, neuroscience, and National Academies, which include billion. a difference around the globe. global thought leaders. borders and disciplines. astrophysics. the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, Columbia University Medical Columbia maintains more than An education at Columbia is just the Columbia’s arts and humanities Columbia University is a world leader in environmental and the Institute of Medicine. Center is a world leader in 100 community partnerships Thousands of Columbia students, faculty, beginning; students and alumni are professors, working at the research and policy. Working across disciplines and biomedical research, education, in Harlem and Washington Heights, and alumni participate in service learning, Columbians for life, and stay con- frontiers of their disciplines, through centers such as , Lamont- and treatment, and its 1,200 clinical from local public schools and after- community engagement, and social nected through a global network of include 139 members of the Doherty Earth Observatory, and Columbia Climate The list of pioneering discoveries faculty members provide care school programs to free health clinics entrepreneurship projects in New York, more than 300,000 alumni. Academy of Arts and Sciences, Center, University researchers are working to find made by Columbia faculty includes FM through some 800,000 patient visits and legal aid, including a nearly across the nation, and around the world. and several MacArthur Founda- solutions for sustainable development. radio, lasers, X-ray photography, atomic each year. half-century affiliation with Harlem tion Fellows. fission, global warming, and a long list Hospital. of medical breakthroughs.