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Columbia University

Columbia University
212 Hamilton Hall MC2807 1130 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10027


Website: https://www.columbia.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,663
Full-time undergraduates: 6,609
Part-time undergraduates: 17
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
21.2% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
16.8% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
28.7% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
16.0% Nonresident Alien
1.3% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 36 acres
Nearest major city: New York City

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of students who live in school housing: 88%
Percent of students who live off campus: 12%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 320
Other computer facilities/services: University Library holdings
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Community Service; Cultural Organization ; Performing Arts ; Athletics; Publications

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's archery  
Men's badminton  
Men's baseball  
Men's basketball  
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country running  
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's fencing  
Men's field hockey  
Men's football NCAA Division 1-AA, NCAA Div. I-AA
Men's golf  
Men's ice hockey  
Men's lacrosse  
Men's rock climbing  
Men's rowing  
Men's rugby  
Men's sailing  
Men's skiing (downhill)  
Men's soccer  
Men's softball  
Men's squash  
Men's swimming and diving  
Men's table tennis  
Men's tennis  
Men's track and field  
Men's triathlon  
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's volleyball  
Men's water polo  
Men's wrestling  
Women's archery  
Women's badminton  
Women's baseball  
Women's basketball  
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's fencing  
Women's field hockey  
Women's football  
Women's golf  
Women's ice hockey  
Women's lacrosse  
Women's rock climbing  
Women's rowing  
Women's rugby  
Women's sailing  
Women's skiing (downhill)  
Women's soccer  
Women's softball  
Women's squash  
Women's swimming and diving  
Women's table tennis  
Women's tennis  
Women's track and field  
Women's triathlon  
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball  
Women's water polo  
Women's wrestling  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; archery; badminton; baseball; basketball; crew; equestrian sports; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; sailing; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; wrestling; triathlon; rowing; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy, Ne

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