Columbia University

School Facts

Columbia University, founded in 1754, is a private, coed institution. Its 36-acre campus is located in New York City.

Codes

Majors

	Assc.	Bach.	Mast.	Doct.
Advanced Architectural Design
American Studies
Ancient Studies
Anthropology
Applied Mathematics
Applied Physics
Archaeology
Architecture
Art History/Archaeology
Art History/Visual Arts
Asian American Studies
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Biochemistry
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Biological Sciences
Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Biophysics
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Physics
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Classical Studies
Classics
Colloquium
Comparative Ethnic Studies
Comparative Literature/Society
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Science/Mathematics
Contemporary Civilization/Literature Humanities
Creative Writing
Dance
Drama/Theatre Arts
Earth Sciences
Earth/Environmental Engineering
Earth/Environmental Science
East Asian Languages/Cultures
East Asian Studies
Ecology/Evolution/Environmental Biology
Economics
Economics/Mathematics
Economics/Operations Research
Economics/Philosophy
Economics/Political Science
Economics/Statistics
Education
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Management Systems
Engineering Mechanics
English
English/Comparative Literature
Environmental Biology
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Science
Evolutionary Biology/Human Species
Film Studies
Financial Engineering
French
French/Francophone Studies
French/Romance Philology
German Literature/Cultural History
Germanic Languages
Hispanic Studies
History
History/Theory of Architecture
Human Rights
Industrial Engineering
Italian
Italian Cultural Studies
Italian Literature
Jazz Studies
Latin American Studies
Latino Studies
Linguistics
Materials Science/Engineering
Mathematics
Mathematics/Statistics
Mechanical Engineering
Medieval/Renaissance Studies
Middle Eastern/Asian Language/Culture
Modern Greek
Music
Neuroscience/Behavior
Operations Research
Philosophy
Physical Education
Physics
Political Science
Political Science/Statistics
Psychology
Regional Studies/Africa
Regional Studies/East/Central Europe
Regional Studies/Latin America
Religion
Russian
Russian Language/Literature
Russian Regional Studies
Slavic Languages
Slavic Literature/Culture
Sociology
Spanish Language/Literature
Spanish/Portuguese
Statistics
Urban Studies
Visual Art
Women's/Gender Studies
Writing
Yiddish

Counseling services

• Academic
• Career
• Personal
• Psychological

Remedial services offered

Not Reported

Career placement services

• Alumni network
• Career/job search classes
• Interest inventory
• Internships
• Interview training
• On-campus job interviews
• Resume assistance

Additional services

• Health insurance
• Health service
• Nonremedial tutoring
• Placement service

Internation Students

International Student Contact

International Students and Scholars Office
212 854-3587
isso@columbia.edu

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