Columbia University

One of the most distinguished academic institutions in the world, Columbia University is an intellectual community of more than 30,000 students from over 150 countries and over 15,000 faculty and professional staff.  At the completion of its 2017 fiscal year, Columbia reported strong growth in programs, revenues, and assets and ongoing success in efforts to contain expenses. The endowment was valued at almost $10 billion; total facilities and real estate surpassed 18 million square feet; and its operating budget topped $4.8 billion. Columbia is managing a significant expansion into a new campus in the Manhattanville neighborhood a few blocks north of the Morningside campus that will bring 6.8 million square feet of new academic, administrative, and commercial space online in the coming decades.v