Columbia University in the City of New York

After four years, about 80% graduate from Columbia. 95% will go on to graduate in six years. A majority of students decide to stay at Columbia after Freshman year, resulting in a 98%% first year retention rate.

Many faculty members at the university are top in their field. They include winners of the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Foundation Award, National Academy of Sciences, and more. Columbia has a student to faculty ratio of 6 to 1 and one of the highest average faculty salaries in the United States.

A diverse university, Columbia sees students from all over the world as well as freshman from New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, and California. Students can attend programs such as distance learning, study abroad, or ROTC (Army, Air Force, and Navy).