Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools
3.1
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.3
Food
2.7
Clubs
2.3
Facilities
2.7
Internet
3.7
Location
3
Opportunities
2.7
Safety
5
Social
2.3
Happiness
3.7

Basic Information

Location

  • Gurnee, IL

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Private college
  • Established: 1851; 173 years ago (1851)
  • Founder: King George II of Great Britain, Church of England

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • Over 70

Key Area

  • For Columbia University (often referred to as Columbia College in the context of its undergraduate programs)
  • here are some key research areas: Climate Systems Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Brain-Computer Interface
  • Health Sciences. For Columbia College (the other institution)
  • specific key research areas are not as prominently outlined
  • but it does offer undergraduate research opportunities across various disciplines

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 6,765 (spring 2022)
  • Undergraduates: 8,902
  • Postgraduates: 0
  • Academic Staff: 62 full time409 part time (spring 2022)

Notable Alumni

  • Barack Obama
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Isaac Asimov
  • Richard Rodgers
  • Oscar Hammerstein

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 5
This online college experience has provided me everything I had hoped for!
Bad reviews
Overall 1.3
This place doesn't even have ITS OWN LIBRARY! the professors are basically hired contractors as well. Avoid this place if possible, Navy especially!