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Columbia University

Columbia University
2960 Broadway
New York, NY 10027

Official telephone: (212) 854-1754
Website: www.columbia.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,170
Full-time undergraduates: 6,170
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 76%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
2.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
21.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.2% Hispanic/Latino
35.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.6% Nonresident Alien
1.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
2.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
22.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.9% Hispanic/Latino
35.0% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.3% Nonresident Alien
3.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 36 acres
City or town school is located in: New York City
Population of city/town: 8,405,837
Online campus map: www.columbia.edu/cu/
admissions/ugrad/tour/
index.html

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (83%)
  • sorority housing (1%)
  • fraternity housing (4%)
  • single-student apartments (6%)
  • special housing for disabled students (5%)
  • other housing including Special-interest housing. (1%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 94%
Percent of students who live off campus: 6%
Students required to live on campus: First-year students must live on campus.
Student conduct policies:
smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Rare books.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 14
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 12
Percent of men who join fraternities: 19%
Number of social sororities on campus: 11
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 11
Percent of women who join sororities: 9%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Columbia Spectator, published daily
Total number of registered organizations: 500

ATHLETICS
Athletic director: M. Dianne Murphy,
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education
Director of women's athletics: Valerie Richardson,
Associate Athletics Director for Intercollegiate Sports
Athletic department's mailing address: Columbia University,
3030 Broadway,
New York, NY 10027
School colors: columbia blue and white
School mascot: Lions
Athletic conference memberships: Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (Division I), Ivy Group (Division I, Football I-AA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. I
Men's crewnoNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. I
Men's fencingnoNCAA Div. I
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. I
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. I
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. I
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. I
Men's wrestlingnoNCAA Div. I
Women's archeryno 
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. I
Women's crewnoNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. I
Women's fencingnoNCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeynoNCAA Div. I
Women's golfnoNCAA Div. I
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. I
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. I
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. I
Athletic facilities:
athletic facilities, fitness and tennis complex, gymnasium, stadium, swimming pool
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, dodgeball, flag football, racquetball, soccer, softball, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: New York City
Nearest other airport: Newark, NJ (40 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: New York City
Nearest passenger bus service: New York City

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Barack Obama, President of the United States
  • Edwin Armstrong, Inventor of FM radio
  • Julia Stiles, Actor.

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