哥伦比亚大学(Columbia University)
纽约市的着名私立大学，常春藤联盟一员。1754年成立时称为国王学院，1784年美国革命後当它重新开学时改名为哥伦比亚学院，1912年成为哥伦比亚大学。哥伦比亚学院至1983年招收女生之前为该校男生本科文科学院。1889年成立的巴纳学院自1900年以来就属该大学一部分，现在仍为该校女生本科文科学院。绝大多数课程都是为这两个学院的学生开设的。哥伦比亚大学和其他东部各私立大学不同之处是，它特别注重自然科学、商业、历史、行政管理和航行等学科。创立了许多力量雄厚的研究生院和专业学院以及有广阔发展前景的各种高等研究所。它的专业学院包括了︰医学（有哥伦比亚－长老会医院）、法律、教育（哥伦比亚师范学院）、建筑、工程、新闻、商业、公共卫生、护理、社会工作、国际和公共事务等。
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Columbia University
Private university in New York City, a traditional member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1754 as King's College, it was renamed Columbia College when it reopened in 1784 after the American Revolution. It became Columbia University in 1912. Its liberal-arts college began admitting women in 1983. Neighboring Barnard College, founded in 1889 and part of the university since 1900, remains a women's liberal-arts school; most courses are open to students of both colleges. From the outset Columbia differed from other private Eastern universities in its emphasis on such subjects as nature study, commerce, history, and government. It has strong graduate programs in the arts and sciences and several notable research institutes. Among its professional schools are those of medicine (including a center at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital), law, education (Columbia Teachers College), architecture, engineering, journalism, business, public health, nursing, social work, and international and public affairs. Total enrollment is about 20,000 (with affiliates, 27,000).