C O L U M B I A U N I V E R S I T YK U S H M A H A N Reasons to Attend

A B O U T C O L U M B I A U N I V E R S I T Y:

• Columbia University is a private institution that was founded in 1754.

• It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,084, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 36 acres.

• It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.

• According to USNews, Columbia University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is 4.

S T U D E N T L I F E• Columbia University, located in Manhattan’s

Morningside Heights neighborhood in New York City, offers a wide range of student activities.

• The Columbia Lions field more than 25 NCAA Division I teams in the Ivy League.

• More than 90 percent of students live in on-campus housing, ranging from traditional residence halls to university-owned brownstones.

• Many of the brownstones are populated by the more than 25 Greek fraternity and sorority chapters on campus, whose membership includes about 10 percent of the student body.

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# 1 : L O C AT I O N• Columbia’s New York City location enables students to have access to all of New York’s resources and countless opportunities.

• Living in New York City will help students prepare for city-life when they enter the real world.

• Students living in New York City will experience a lot of diversity, which will help build character and open their eyes to the world as a whole.

# 2 : G R E AT P R O F E S S O R S

• All Ivy-league schools offer the best professors, Columbia is no exception

• Class sizes are small compared to other Ivy-league schools like UPenn or Harvard, allowing students and teachers to form great bonds with each other.

# 3 : J O B O P P O R T U N I T I E S

• Columbia houses countless internship opportunities that help students receive job offers for when they graduate (this is applicable for both Bachelors and Masters programs).

• Columbia is a major research University, allowing students to work with professionals in their field of study.

# 4 : S T U D E N T B E N E F I T S

• The strong, intellectual atmosphere of Columbia students offers benefits such as free admission to almost all NYC museums, discounts on broadway shows, dental care, and price reductions on various restaurants around the area.

• Just don’t forget to show your student ID!

Columbia University at night!

C H O O S E C O L U M B I A U N I V E R S I T Y !

• With all of these endless opportunities, there really aren’t any reasons not to attend Columbia University.