Columbia University

Summary

Columbia University is a private university^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,127 views/month, #4 of 589).^[2]

Key Facts

• Columbia University was a member of Ivy League^[3].
• Columbia University was a member of Digital Library Federation^[4].
• Columbia University was a member of LIGO Scientific Collaboration^[5].
• Columbia University was a member of Confederation of Open Access Repositories^[6].
• Columbia University was a member of National Consortium for Teaching about Asia^[7].
• Columbia University was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations^[8].
• Columbia University is located in Manhattan^[9].
• Columbia University is in the country of United States^[10].
• Columbia University's instance of is recorded as private university^[11].
• Columbia University's instance of is recorded as research university^[12].
• Columbia University's instance of is recorded as Colonial Colleges^[13].
• Columbia University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution^[14].
• Columbia University's headquarters location is recorded as Manhattan^[15].
• Columbia University's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[16].
• Columbia University's postal code is recorded as 10027^[17].
• Columbia University's child organization or unit is recorded as Columbia University Irving Medical Center^[18].
• Columbia University's child organization or unit is recorded as Columbia University School of Professional Studies^[19].
• Columbia University's child organization or unit is recorded as Society of Fellows in the Humanities, Columbia University^[20].
• Columbia University's child organization or unit is recorded as Council for Research in the Social Sciences, Columbia University^[21].
• Columbia University's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Study of Law and Culture, Columbia University^[22].
• Columbia University's child organization or unit is recorded as Goddard Institute for Space Studies^[23].
• Columbia University's child organization or unit is recorded as Brown Institute for Media Innovation^[24].
• Columbia University's child organization or unit is recorded as Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory^[25].
• Columbia University's child organization or unit is recorded as Barnard College^[26].
• Columbia University's child organization or unit is recorded as Columbia University Press^[27].

Body

Founding

May 25, 1754 marks the founding of Columbia University^[28].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Manhattan^[15], a borough of New York City^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1624^[31] and New York City^[16], a global city^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1624^[34]. Subsidiaries include Columbia University Irving Medical Center^[18], a hospital^[35], in United States^[36]; Columbia University School of Professional Studies^[19], an academic institution^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1995^[39], headquartered in New York City^[40]; Society of Fellows in the Humanities, it^[20]; Council for Research in the Social Sciences, it^[21]; Center for Study of Law and Culture, it^[22]; and Goddard Institute for Space Studies^[23], a laboratory^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1961^[43], headquartered in New York City^[44].

Industry

Columbia University's industry is recorded as higher education^[45].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Columbia University include 116th Street – it^[46], a metro station^[47], in United States^[48]; Columbia Mountains^[49], a mountain range^[50]; and Mount Columbia^[51], a mountain^[52], in United States^[53].

Why It Matters

Columbia University ranks in the top 0.68% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,127 views/month, #4 of 589).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Works attributed to it include Columbia Encyclopedia^[56], a written work^[57]. Entities named for it include 116th Street – it^[46], a metro station^[47], in United States^[48]; Columbia Mountains^[49], a mountain range^[50]; and Mount Columbia^[51], a mountain^[52], in United States^[53].