- Address: Columbia, USA
- Pincode: Columbia, USA
From its beginnings in a schoolhouse in lower Manhattan, Columbia University has grown to encompass two principal campuses: the historic, neoclassical campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood and the modern Medical Center further uptown, in Washington Heights. Today, Columbia is one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, conducting pathbreaking research in medicine, science, the arts, and the humanities. It includes three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education.
The acceptance rate, for Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science class of 2014, is 9.16%, making it the fifth most selective college in the United States by admission rate behind Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and Yale. The undergraduate yield rate is 59.7%.
The undergraduate schools of Columbia University are currently ranked 8th overall and 6th in selectivity among national universities by U.S. News & World Report (USNWR)
