columbia-uni

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name: Columbia University
summary: Ivy League university in Manhattan — America's fifth-oldest university, a research powerhouse with 130+ Nobel laureates and a $14B endowment.
read_when:
  - Researching Ivy League universities and American higher education history
  - Studying Nobel laureates and groundbreaking research institutions
  - Analyzing university endowment management and fundraising strategies
  - Exploring student activism history and campus political movements
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# Columbia University

## History Timeline
- **1754** — King's College founded by royal charter of King George II — the first college in New York
- **1767** — Columbia awards the first medical degree in the American colonies
- **1784** — Reorganized as Columbia College after American independence
- **1896** — Renamed Columbia University, moves to current Morningside Heights campus
- **1940s** — Manhattan Project research conducted at Columbia (Enrico Fermi, I.I. Rabi)
- **1952** — First successful FM radio broadcast from Columbia engineering
- **1968** — Student protests over Vietnam War and gym construction in Morningside Park — iconic moment in American student activism
- **2000s** — Manhattanville campus expansion in West Harlem
- **2020s** — Major campus protests and debates over academic freedom and international politics

## Academics & Research
- **Nobel Laureates**: 130+ affiliates (students, faculty, researchers) — among the highest of any university
- **Pulitzer Prizes**: The Pulitzer Prize is administered by Columbia — the university has more affiliated winners than any other institution
- **Key Schools**: Columbia Law School (T14), Columbia Business School (M7), Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Graduate School of Journalism
- **Research Spending**: $1.2+ billion annually — top 5 among US universities
- **Libraries**: 15+ million volumes across 20+ libraries — one of the largest academic library systems in the US

## Key Data
- **Endowment**: $14+ billion (2024)
- **Acceptance Rate**: ~3.7% (undergraduate) — among the most selective in the world
- **Students**: ~9,000 undergraduates, ~25,000 graduate students
- **Campus**: 299 acres in Morningside Heights, Manhattan
- **Notable Alumni**: Alexander Hamilton, Barack Obama, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Warren Buffett

## Interesting Facts
- The Pulitzer Prize was established by Joseph Pulitzer's 1904 will and is administered by Columbia University — the prize jury meets on Columbia's campus every year to select winners
- Columbia's Low Memorial Library, designed by Charles McKim, was modeled after the Pantheon in Rome — it was originally intended to be the university's main library but now serves as the administrative heart of the campus

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