Columbia University
School info
3.8
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.6
Food
3.2
Clubs
3.5
Facilities
3.8
Internet
3.8
Location
4.4
Opportunities
4.2
Safety
3.3
Social
3.3
Happiness
3.6
Basic Information
Location
- New York, NY
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private, research university
- Established: May 25, 1754; 270 years ago (1754-05-25)
- Founder: Colonel Lewis Morris, New York general assembly, Trinity Church
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 100
Key Area
- Basic and Translational Research
- Clinical Research
- Neuroscience
- Artificial Intelligence
- Psychiatry
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 36,649
- Undergraduates: 9,761
- Postgraduates: 26,888
- Academic Staff: 4,628
Notable Alumni
- Barack Obama
- Warren Buffett
- Alexander Hamilton
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Students talk about this school
Good reviews
Overall 5
great
Overall 5
This academic institution is immaculate and overall a very inspirational and eye opening experience.
Overall 5
good
Overall 5
Love it
Overall 4.9
I love my school
Overall 4.7
Great University
Overall 4.7
Amazing!
Overall 4.7
Advising could be improved and there is too much interdepartmental drama between administration and non-tenured staff and graduate TAs. Students suffer because of lack of continuity among staff and coursework. Excellent opportunities post graduation. On campus recruitment, A+++ professors, off campus eats and good social life.
Overall 4.6
The school is ambitious in its offerings - thus has a boatload of opportunities. Mostly STEM-oriented school, though, so writing support is limited to ENG majors. Research is abundant; clubs are diverse and easy to join. Classes - fun. Food is decadent and the community is welcoming and quiet. Admissions focus is on community leaders and it shows.
Overall 4.5
I just joined their MBA program. Very friendly and organized, especially for someone like me flying in and out every other week for classes.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
Agressions by zionists with illegal weapons from Israel by ex IOF soldiers and perpetrating terrorists attack on US students. This is not a school but an extension of the nazi zionist entity slaughtering Palestiniens.
Overall 1.2
rude professors, arrogant students, tones of homework every day, no real knowledge, high cost of tuition.
Overall 1.4
Horrible School
Overall 1.4
None.
Overall 1.8
A very bureaucratic organization with only obedience
Overall 1.8
It's nice grass and big buildings. A waste of money and time. I regret coming here every single day i'm here. It should be a museum not a school. I should have went to CUNY , all my friends are happy there.
Overall 2
In STEM Professors don't know how to teach. They either read slides or do performative math in lectures. The physics department is run like an amateur clown show; they did not tell students at they needed to be registered for the recitation section directly linked with the lecture section until half way through the semester.