Casita offers a variety of off-campus Columbia University Housing options to students. Casita provides around 12 City housing options near the university's campus in New York, including single, twin, and double rooms, En-suite, and shared spaces. These student housing options include many valuable amenities and features that make life easier for the students, such as Wi-Fi, all-inclusive bills, on-site laundry facilities, and common lounges.
Why Study at Columbia University?
Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Columbia University, founded in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, is the oldest institution of higher learning in New York and the fifth-oldest in the United States and is regarded as one of the most prestigious schools in the world. It is one of nine colonial colleges founded before the Declaration of Independence, seven of which are Ivy League institutions. Columbia is one of the world's top universities.
Columbia was founded by royal charter under George II of the United Kingdom. Following the American Revolution, it was renamed Columbia College and placed under a private board of trustees led by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay in 1787. The campus was relocated to its current location in Morningside Heights in 1896 and renamed Columbia University.
Columbia University has 21 schools, 120 academic departments, and 20 colleges, offering over 500 courses at all levels of study. Popular study areas include business, engineering, computer science, humanities, medicine, etc. Drama and Theatre Arts, Dance, Film and Media Studies, Music, and Visual Arts are popular and creative subjects.
Columbia University's acceptance rate for Fall 2021 admissions was 4%. Columbia University received 63,318 applications for undergraduate admissions in 2021, of which only 2,577 were given an offer letter, but only 1,730 accepted the offer letter and enrolled. The acceptance rate at Columbia University has decreased by 2% since 2020 and 1% since 2019 admissions, with higher academic qualification standards resulting in tougher competition and, as a result, lower selection rates.
According to enrolment statistics for 2021-22, Columbia University enrolled approximately 18,000 international students and scholars from 150 countries. Columbia University has enrolled 12,785 students for the Fall 2021 semester. Optional Practical Experience (OPT). In Fall 2021, there were a total of 1,956 Indian students studying at Columbia University, with 1,221 enrolled and 735 on OPT.
Divisions and departments
Columbia University has numerous divisions: American studies, Ancient Studies, Architecture, Art History, Astronomy, Business, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Jazz Studies, Music, Philosophy, Physics, and Political Science.
Facilities and Resources
Columbia University is well-known for its numerous on-campus facilities open to students 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The university also intends to provide its students with the resources they need to succeed academically, socially, professionally, and, most importantly, creatively.
From your first day on campus until graduation and beyond, the university will work with you to improve your employability and help you find meaningful work and internship opportunities.
Columbia University Library
It is one of the most well-known academic library systems in North America; Columbia University Libraries is the library system of Columbia University. The institution has the fifth-largest academic library in the country. And the most extensive academic library in New York, with 15.0 million volumes and over 160,000 journals and serials, as well as powerful electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, maps, and graphic and audio-visual materials. Furthermore, the Jewish Theological Seminary Library, which is closely affiliated with Columbia University, holds over 400,000 volumes, making the Columbia University Libraries the third-largest academic library and the second-largest private library in the United States.
Columbia University Student Housing
Fully furnished rooms, Wi-Fi, pet-friendly, washer and dryer, clubhouse entertainment centre with media wall, complimentary tanning, 24-hour business centre with free printing, 24-hour two-story fitness centre, fire pit and grilling area, gaming room with billiards, table tennis, pinball, and shuffleboard, indoor golf simulator, study rooms and lounges, Putting Green & Bocce Court, and resort-style saltwater pool are all available at Columbia University Student Housing. Internet access, water, a washing machine, and a dryer are provided.
Nearby Universities
All Saints University – America is 12-minute away on foot, and Noble International University is 9-minute away by car.
