#! Degree Program in Columbia University

Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It was founded by Columbia College and King's College in 1754. it is the oldest institution of higher learning in New York State, as well as one of the country's nine colonial colleges.Columbia is one of the fourteen founding members of the Association of American Universities, and was the first school in the United States to grant the M.D. degree. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,170, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 36 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.

For more than 250 years, Columbia has been a leader in higher education in the nation and around the world. At the core of our wide range of academic inquiry is the commitment to attract and engage the best minds in pursuit of greater human understanding, pioneering new discoveries and service to society.Columbia is led by President Lee C. Bollinger. The University's governance is directed by the 24-member Board of Trustees and by the University Senate.

Columbia has three official undergraduate colleges, Columbia College (CC), the liberal arts college. They offer the Bachelor of Arts degree. Columbia Engineering, formerly known as SEAS, is the engineering and applied science school offering the Bachelor of Science degree. The School of General Studies (GS), the liberal arts college offering the Bachelor of Arts degree to non-traditional students undertaking full- or part-time study.The university is affiliated with Teachers College, Barnard College, and Union Theological Seminary, all located nearby in Morningside Heights. Joint undergraduate programs are available through the Jewish Theological Seminary of America as well as through the Juilliard School.

Columbia University's ranking in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 4. It was ranked in 2014. U.S. News & World Report. In 2012, Columbia was ranked #8 in ARWU, #11 in QS, and #13 by Times Higher Education in the world.Likewise, Prior national rankings include #6 by HRLR, #7 by ARWU, and #5 by Forbes.