Columbia University

Why Columbia University?

• Oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States
• 82 Columbians including alumni, faculty, adjunct faculty, researchers and administrators have won a Nobel Prize
• Have more than 2,000 international faculty, researchers, visiting scholars, and scientists
• Seventh largest nongovernmental employer in the City of New York, generating a local payroll of some $1.9 billion
• President Barack Obama graduated from Columbia College; 13 alumni have served as New York governor; 15 Columbians have served as mayor of New York City