Teachers College Columbia University
School info
3.5
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.2
Food
3.2
Clubs
3
Facilities
3.5
Internet
3.6
Location
4.1
Opportunities
3.7
Safety
3.4
Social
3.1
Happiness
3.5
Basic Information
Location
- New York, NY
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private graduate school of education, health, and psychology
- Established: 1887; 137 years ago (1887)
- Founder: Grace Hoadley Dodge, Nicholas Murray Butler, William Vanderbilt Jr
Academic information
Degree Courses
- More than 100
Key Area
- Curriculum and Teaching
- Education Policy & Social Analysis
- Human Development
- Mathematics
- Science & Technology
- Institute for Learning Technologies
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 5,299
- Undergraduates: 0
- Postgraduates: Approximately 4,514 students, with the vast majority being postgraduate since Teachers College is primarily a graduate school
Notable Alumni
- Shirley Chisholm
- Art Garfunkel
- Alma Thomas
- Diane Ravitch
- Norman Cousins
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Good reviews
Overall 5
Wonderful college!
Overall 4.8
Recommending this school to everyone, good vibes, good friends, good professors.
Overall 4.5
Teacher's College provides an exceptional student experience. They provide opportunities for students to get involved with peers and the community.
Overall 4.5
Best ivy league school. Down to earth people, great education.
Overall 4.5
Couldn't be happier! I'm so lucky to be here!
Overall 4.5
BEST IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL!
Overall 4.5
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Overall 4.5
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Overall 4.5
This is the best school ever!!!
Overall 4.5
I'm very proud!
Bad reviews
Overall 1
Very disappointed. Not really Columbia, but afraid to take away Columbia tag lest they lose students. Teachers College is a completely separate corporate with a few administrative resources shared with Columbia to make students-their clients-feel that they belong to Columbia- when classes are huge and of poor quality. Most feel tricked. Avoid.
Overall 1
Not Specified.
Overall 1.4
Avoid the math education program. Advisors aren't a thing and a do-it-yourself attitude from every office means nothing gets done. Way too expensive and in an unsafe surrounding neighborhood.
Overall 1.4
I will be finished in May Thank God. This school has been a complete waste of money. I actually want to be a teacher, not a politician influencer, so this school is not for me. I wouldn't choose it again, and don't recommend it. You MUST act like a complete follower of a few key teachers to pass, and you must be all about their publishing efforts.
Overall 1.7
Studying math ed here. Definitely didn't feel ready to student teach with only a summer course beforehand, and the lack of courses on how to teach makes me feel bad for my kids. Lots of math courses to take though... Campus is away from good food or cool events, but you're in NY. You can just take the subway anywhere anyway. But definitely isolated
Overall 1.8
What can I say about Teachers College? The association with Columbia is the big ticket. Period. The professors do not care about you at all. You literally will pay an arm and a leg just to put Columbia on your resume. So very disappointed with the lack of personal relationships and toxic positivity. Stay local. Don’t waste your money or time.
Overall 1.9
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Overall 2
The psychology programs to not prepare students to be clinicians who do clinical work and are simply all theory. No concern for linking students to supervised clinical internships or externships. Absolute waste of money. The professors are solely there to get published and anyone considering TC shouldn't.
Overall 2
This school has been a total disappointment. Many absentee faculty and TAs, the financial aid office is abysmal at best, and the courses feel watered down.