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A top-ranked college of arts and sciences, distinguished by a singular, intensive Core Curriculum. Close contact with prize-winning, path-breaking faculty. Access to the resources of a world-class university and the world’s financial, cultural, and communications capital.

A comprehensive advising system. Close ties with the University’s renowned graduate and professional schools, including law, business, medicine, arts, journalism, and international and public affairs.

 

Hamilton Hall is the home to the Office of the Dean of Columbia College and Columbia’s famed Core Curriculum.Hamilton Hall is the home to the Office of the Dean of Columbia College and Columbia’s famed Core Curriculum.

Interesting facts:

  • A student to faculty ratio of 7 to 1;
  • In the physical sciences, 3 to 1;
  • Over 70 percent of classes with fewer than 20 students;
  • Nearly all students live on campus all four years;
  • Instruction in more than 40 foreign languages;
  • More than 150 study abroad programs;
  • More than 200 research institutes and centers; a wide range of world-class laboratories;
  • 22 libraries comprising one of the top 10 library systems in the U.S.

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Columbia College alumni Tom Kitt (CC '96) and Brian Yorkey (CC '93) win Tony Awards for their hit Broadway musical, Next to Normal.
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Columbia physicist and mathematician Brian Greene is the co-founder of the World Science Festival, which explores today's scientific discoveries and their implications for the future.
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