Columbia University is one of the world’s leading research universities. It has been ranked first in the U.S. News & World Report college rankings every year since 1992, and it was also named in Kiplinger’s Best Values in Private Colleges for 2014-15.
The university has more than 250 undergraduate programs, almost 100 master’s degree programs, and over 60 doctoral degree programs. There are more than 125 student organizations on campus, including 21 Greek letter sororities and fraternities and over 700 student clubs.
In addition, Columbia is home to one of the largest medical schools in the United States, as well as two law schools: Columbia Law School and its affiliated William Nelson Cromwell Center for Clinical Medical Ethics; and Columbia Law School at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
In fact, Columbia is organized into 22 schools, including the School of General Studies and undergraduate divisions for the humanities, natural sciences and engineering, social sciences, and interpretive social sciences. There are also graduate divisions that offer doctoral degrees on a variety of topics ranging from anthropology to applied mathematics.
The School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University trains students to be global leaders who can tackle complex issues from local communities to international institutions such as the United Nations or World Trade Organization (WTO). The school offers a Master of Arts in International Affairs degree (MAIA), which trains students for careers in government service or nonprofit organizations; nonprofit organizations located around the world; international corporations; foundations; think tanks; research institutes; advocacy groups; academia; journalism; and more.
