Columbia University founded in 1754 (earlier known as King’s College) is the oldest education institution in New York and fifth in the United States. It has been leader in education for more than 250 years in the United States and around the world.  The university is located in urban Manhattan, New York and has the area of 36 acres which is lower compared to other reputed universities.

Columbia University has semester based academic calendar and offers wide variety of academic programs to attract and engage the great minds in pursuit of greater human understanding and to make the world leaders. It is comprised of three undergraduate schools which are Columbia College, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the School of General Studies and many graduate and professional schools. Columbia’s graduate Business School is highly ranked and other graduate programs Teachers College, SEAS, Law School College of Physicians and Surgeons, School of International and Public Affairs, School of Arts and Mailman School of Public Health. It’s College of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Journalism is also highly reputed. The student-faculty ratio in the university is 6:1 and the popular majors are Social Sciences, Biological Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics and Psychology. The university has about 80% classes with lower than 20 students. About 94 percent students live in the college owned housing. The student satisfaction rate is 99 percent.

The deadline for application at Columbia is January 1^st. The total students enrolling is around 24000 and the acceptance rate is 7 percent. About 49 percent students live in the college owned housing. The student satisfaction rate is 99 percent.

Alcohol is permitted at Columbia University for the legal age. It offers a number of student services like tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, and health insurance. It also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport service, 24-hour emergency telephone, lighted pathways, and controlled dormitory access.