Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest in the United States.
Former names: King's College · (1754–1784) · Columbia College · (1784–1896)
Motto: In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen (Latin)
Motto in English: "In Thy light shall we see light"
Type: Private, research university
Established: May 25, 1754
Accreditation: MSCHE
Academic affiliations: AAU · NAICU · URA · Space-grant
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