Former names | King's College (1754-1784) Columbia College (1784–1896) |
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Motto | In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen (Latin) |
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Motto in English | In Thy light shall we see light(Psalms 36:9) |
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Established | 1754 |
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Type | Private |
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Endowment | $9.23 billion |
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Chairman | William Campbell and Jonathan Schiller |
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President | Lee C. Bollinger |
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Provost | John Henry Coatsworth |
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Academic staff | 3,763 (fall 2013; full-time) |
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Students | 29,250 (fall 2013) |
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Undergraduates | 8,365 (fall 2013) |
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Postgraduates | 18,568 (fall 2013; excludes SCE degree candidates) |
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Location | New York
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Campus | Urban, total 299 acres (1.21 km2) |
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Newspaper | Columbia Daily Spectator |
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Colors | Columbia blue and White |
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Athletics | NCAA Division I – Ivy League, EARC MAISA (sailing) |
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Sports | 31 varsity teams |
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Mascot | Columbia Lions |
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Affiliations | AAU URA 568 Group NAICU |
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Website | www.columbia.edu |
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