Columbia University

Columbia University, officially known as Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private educational institution located in Manhattan, New York City, United States. Founded on May 25, 1754, by George III, it is affiliated with the Ivy League, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Associated Universities, Inc., Association of American Universities, 568 Group, and National Athletic Association. The university's motto is "In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen" (Latin), which translates to "In Thy light shall we see light".

Columbia University operates several subsidiaries, including Nevis Laboratories, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory, Barnard College, Columbia University Press, and Columbia University Medical Center. The university has also spun out companies such as Kallyope, Chromation, eBrevia, MixComm, Inc., and Lumiode.

Columbia University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, and Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET. The university has a total of 20,861 employees and operates in industries such as electronic design automation, education, higher education, university, and training.

Columbia University's official website is https://www.columbia.edu/, and they have social media presence on platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. The university's main phone numbers are +12128541919 and +12128544900, and their email addresses are support@ei.columbia.edu and visitorscenter@columbia.edu.

Columbia University competes with institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University College London (UCL), California Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, Yale University, and Harvard University.