Columbia University

Columbia University it was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest university in New York State and the 5th oldest university in the United States.

In 1897 Columbia University changed its location from 49th Street to Madison Avenue, where it stood for forty years, to its current location in the Morningside Hills, at the corner of 116th Street and Broadway. Seth Lowe, president of the university, wanted to create a campus in a larger setting. The architectural center of the campus is the Lowe Memorial Library, named after Seth Lowe's father. Built in the Roman Classical style, it is included in the Register of Historic Places in New York City. The building today houses the university's central administrative offices and visitor center.

Many modern buildings surround the main campus. Among the most impressive are the Sherman Fairchild Center for Natural Sciences and the Center for Research in Engineering and Physical Sciences. Morris Shapiro. Two miles north of Morningside Heights is the 20-acre campus of Columbia University Medical Center in Manhattan, Washington Heights, overlooking the Hudson River. Among the most notable buildings on the site are the 20-story Julius and Armand Hammer Health Sciences Center, the William Black Medical Research Building, and the 17-story College of Physicians and Surgeons tower. In 1989, Presbyterian Hospital opened the Milstein Hospital Building, a 745-bed building that includes the most recent advances in medical technology and patient care.

To the west is the New York State State Psychiatric Institute; east of Broadway is Audubon Biomedical Science and Technology Park, which includes the Mary Woodard Lasker Biomedical Research Center, the Audubon Business Technology Center, the Russ Berry Health Sciences Pavilion, as well as the Irving Cancer Research Center, and other medical research facilities.

In addition to New York campuses, the university has 2 facilities outside of Manhattan. Founded in 1947, Nevis Laboratories is the university's primary center for the study of experimental particle physics and high-energy nuclear physics. Located in Irvington, New York, Nevis is located on a 60-acre property originally owned by Alexander Hamilton's son.

The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory was founded in 1949 in Palisades, New York, and is a leading research institution focused on global climate change, earthquakes, volcanoes, non-renewable resources, and environmental hazards. He explores the planet from its core to its atmosphere, on every continent and in every ocean.

For more than 250 years Columbia University he was a leader in higher education in the country and around the world. At the heart of a wide range of scientific research is the desire to attract and involve the best minds in the pursuit of greater human understanding, new discoveries and service to society.

Columbia University provides a huge number of academic programs. These include 3 undergraduate schools, 13 master's schools and advanced training centers, a renowned medical center, 4 colleges and theological seminaries, 26 libraries and almost 200 research centers and institutes.

Columbia University some extremely famous people graduated during its 266-year history. As early as the 18th century, when it was still called «King's College», the Ivy League Institute trained founding fathers Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, both of whom now have buildings named after them.

Time passed and Manhattan became a more cultural center, the university began to attract various celebrities: actors, artists, musicians and writers. However, the university never had students with political aspirations: for example, Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated from law school in 1959, and President Barack Obama moved there in the early 1980s to earn a bachelor's degree.

Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac practically composed during their studies, and other famous writers, including J. D. Salinger, Zora Neil Hurston, and Hunter S. Thompson also walked the sacred halls of Columbia.

When it comes to musicians, Ezra Koenig and the rest of his band Vampire Weekend have Columbia degrees, as do Richard Rogers and his songwriting partner Oscar Hammerstein II. Leonard Cohen, Ira Gershwin and Alicia Keys all attended classes but quit pursuing music careers.

Tuition for international students will be $61,850 per year.
The cost of living is $14,490 per year.
Educational materials and personal expenses $3,474 per year.