Quality index #9 · private
Columbia University
The Manhattan Ivy: journalism, international affairs, law and medicine plugged into the city media and finance pipelines.
Address & contacts
Campus address
Broadway at 116th Street, New York, NY 10027Fields of study
Columbia awards bachelor's degree (4 years), master's degree (1–2 years), doctorate / phd, professional degree (md, jd, mba).
- Computer & Data Science
- Engineering
- Business & Management
- Health & Medicine
- Law & Public Policy
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Arts & Humanities
- Education
- International & Area Studies
- Media & Journalism
Known for
Reading the numbers
Columbia sits at #9 in the Campus Atlas index with a score of 90. The index weighs academic reputation, research capacity, selectivity and student outcomes; rounded planning value compiled 2025/26, not official reporting.
Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.
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