In 1751, the assembly appointed a commission of ten New York residents, seven of whom were members of the Church of England, to direct the funds accrued by the state lottery towards the foundation of a college. In 1746, an act was passed by the general assembly of New York to raise funds for the foundation of a new college. However, it was not until the founding of the College of New Jersey (renamed Princeton) across the Hudson River in New Jersey that the City of New York seriously considered founding a college. Samuel Johnson, the first president of ColumbiaДiscussions regarding the founding of a college in the Province of New York began as early as 1704, at which time Colonel Lewis Morris wrote to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, the missionary arm of the Church of England, persuading the society that New York City was an ideal community in which to establish a college. presidents 29 foreign heads of state ten justices of the United States Supreme Court, one of whom currently serves 99 Nobel laureates 125 National Academy of Sciences members 53 living billionaires 22 Olympic medalists 33 Academy Award winners and 125 Pulitzer Prize recipients. As of DecemberВ 2021, its alumni, faculty, and staff have included: seven Founding Fathers of the United States four U.S. The university's endowment stands at $14.35 billion in 2021, among the largest of any academic institution. With over 14.5 million volumes, Columbia University Library is the third-largest private research library in the United States. The university also annually administers the Pulitzer Prize. Columbia is a founding member of the Association of American Universities and was the first school in the United States to grant the MD degree. The university's research efforts include the LamontвЂ“Doherty Earth Observatory, the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and accelerator laboratories with Big Tech firms such as Amazon and IBM. Columbia is organized into twenty schools, including four undergraduate schools and 16 graduate schools. In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location in Morningside Heights and renamed Columbia University.Д¬olumbia scientists and scholars have played a pivotal role in scientific breakthroughs including brain-computer interface the laser and maser nuclear magnetic resonance the first nuclear pile the first nuclear fission reaction in the Americas the first evidence for plate tectonics and continental drift and much of the initial research and planning for the Manhattan Project during World War II.

It was renamed Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. Д¬olumbia was established by royal charter under George II of Great Britain. Columbia is ranked among the top universities in the world. It is one of nine colonial colleges founded prior to the Declaration of Independence, seven of which belong to the Ivy League.

Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education in New York and the fifth-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and is considered one of the most prestigious schools in the world. Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.

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