COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Columbia University in the City of New York 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. After residing at two locations for nearly a century and a half, the University moved to Morningside Heights in 1897.
Columbia is one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, encompassing 17 schools and conducting pathbreaking research in medicine, science, the arts, and the humanities. Sixty-four Nobel laureates have taught or studied at Columbia. Each year, the faculty of approximately 4,000 teaches more than 23,000 students from over 150 countries.
Over the years, Columbia has played a critically important role in New York City as an intellectual leader and as a partner to numerous institutions in the sciences, arts, and public policy. Now marking its 250th anniversary, Columbia continues to be the quintessential urban university, a vibrant and involved intellectual and social community dedicated to learning and to the advancement of knowledge throughout the world.
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