Columbia University in the City of New York

Here is a list of the best urban colleges: Chicago: University of Chicago New York City: Columbia University and NYU Boston: Harvard & MIT are across the river -- but Cambridge is Urban. Boston College is in the suburbs. Dozens of other good colleges are in the area. Miami: University of Miami is the only school in the city worth going to. It is a good school, but not in the same league as the others I mention. There are others to consider: Washington DC: Georgetown (one of the best for International Studies). University of Maryland is within the beltway. San Francisco: No great schools in the city, but Berkeley and Stanford are close. Houston: Rice University Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Los Angeles: UCLA and USC Atlanta: Emory St Louis: Washington University Seattle: University of Washington.

#1 Harvard University Cambridge, MA Harvard University is a private institution in Cambridge, Mass., just outside of Boston. This Ivy League school is the oldest higher education institution in the country and has the largest endowment of any school in the world. Tuition and fees: $37,000 (2011-12) Enrollment: 5,220 Setting: suburban #1 Princeton University Princeton, NJ The ivy-covered campus of Princeton University, a private institution, is located in the quiet town of Princeton, N.J. Princeton was the first university to offer a “no loan” policy to financially needy students, giving grants instead of loans to accepted students who need help paying tuition. Tuition and fees: $40,500 (2011-12) Enrollment: 5,310 Setting: urban #3 Yale University New Haven, CT Yale University, located in New Haven, Conn., offers a small college life with the resources of a major research institution. Yale students are divided into 12 residential colleges that foster a supportive environment for living, learning, and socializing. Tuition and fees: $45,290 (2011-12) Enrollment: 5,888 Setting: urban #4 Columbia University New York, NY Columbia University has three undergraduate schools: Columbia College, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and the School of General Studies. This Ivy League, private school guarantees students housing for all four years on campus in Manhattan’s Morning side Heights neighborhood in New York City. Tuition and fees: $37,704 (2011-12) Enrollment: 967 Setting: suburban #5 California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA The California Institute of Technology focuses on science and engineering education and has a low student-to-faculty ratio of 3:1. This private institution in Pasadena, Calif. is actively involved in research projects with grants from NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Tuition and fees: $40,732 (2011-12) Enrollment: 4,299 Setting: urban #5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Though the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may be best known for its math, science, and engineering education, this private research university also offers architecture, humanities, management, and social science programs. The school is located in Cambridge, Mass., just across the Charles River from downtown Boston. Tuition and fees: $40,569 (2011-12) Enrollment: 6,940 Setting: suburban #5 Stanford University Stanford, CA The sunny campus of Stanford University is located in California’s Bay Area, about 30 miles from San Francisco. The private institution stresses a multidisciplinary combination of teaching, learning, and research, and students have many opportunities to get involved in research projects. Tuition and fees: $42,783 (2011-12) Enrollment: 5,238 Setting: urban #5 University of Chicago Chicago, IL The University of Chicago, situated in Chicago’s Hyde Park community, offers a rich campus life in a big-city setting. Since 1987, the private institution has hosted the University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt, a four-day event that is regarded as the largest scavenger hunt in the world. Tuition and fees: $42,098 (2011-12) Enrollment: 9,865 Setting: urban #5 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Founded by Benjamin Franklin, the University of Pennsylvania is a private institution in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pa., near Drexel University. Undergraduates can study in four academic departments: Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Wharton. Tuition and fees: $41,958 (2011-12) Enrollment: 6,664 Setting: suburban #10 Duke University Durham, NC Located in Durham, N.C., Duke University is a private institution that has liberal arts and engineering programs for undergraduates. The Duke Blue Devils sports teams have a fierce rivalry with the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill Tar Heels and are best known for their outstanding men's basketball program.

There is a Columbia University and a Columbia College. The two are very different. Columbia University is a highly-respected Ivy League university in New York City. Columbia College used to be a trade school in Chicago which fairly recently reinvented itself as a performing arts college. It has done an amazing job of going from a place which used to be pretty disrespected to a much better school, but it is still not a great university overall. What about "cinema" do you want to study?

NYU (New York University) Columbia University Hunter College ---------- This is a list of colleges and universities entirely in, or with a campus in, New York City. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_New_York_City ACA College of Excellence The Ailey School (Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) American Musical and Dramatic Academy Bank Street College of Education Bard College (Globalization and International Affairs Program) Berkeley College Boricua College Bramson ORT College Brooklyn Law School City University of New York (multiple campuses) Baruch College Borough of Manhattan Community College Brooklyn College Bronx Community College City College of New York Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education CUNY Graduate Center CUNY School of Professional Studies CUNY Graduate School of Journalism CUNY Law School (at Queens College) College of Staten Island Hostos Community College Hunter College John Jay College of Criminal Justice Kingsborough Community College LaGuardia Community College Lehman College Medgar Evers College New York City College of Technology Queens College Queensborough Community College York College College of Mount Saint Vincent Columbia University Barnard College Teachers College Cooper Union DeVry University Fordham University General Theological Seminary Globe Institute of Technology Interboro Institute Jewish Theological Seminary of America Juilliard School Katharine Gibbs School The King's College Laboratory Institute of Merchandising Long Island University Manhattan College Manhattan Institute of Management Manhattan School of Music Marymount Manhattan College Mercy College Metropolitan College of New York Monroe College The New School (formerly the New School for Social Research) Eugene Lang College Mannes College of Music Parsons School of Design New York Career Institute New York Institute of Technology New York Law School New York School of Interior Design NYSUM New York Theological Seminary New York University of Architecture New York University New York University School of Law Mount Sinai School of Medicine Pace University Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing Plaza College Polytechnic University of New York Pratt Institute Rockefeller University Saint Francis College Saint John's University New Brunswick Theological Seminary Saint Joseph's College Sanford-Brown Institute School of American Ballet School of Visual Arts State University of New York (multiple campuses) Fashion Institute of Technology SUNY Downstate Medical Center SUNY Maritime College SUNY State College of Optometry Studio Maestro Swedish Institute of Massage Therapy Technical Career Institute College of Technology Touro College Tri-State College of Acupuncture Union Theological Seminary Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology Wagner College Weill Medical College (Cornell University) Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Colleges with an architecture major in NY: Barnard College New York NY Columbia University In The City Of New York New York NY Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art New York NY Cornell University Ithaca NY Cornell University-ny State Statutory Colleges Ithaca NY Cuny City College New York NY Fashion Institute Of Technology New York NY Monroe Community College Rochester NY Nassau Community College Garden City NY New School University New York NY New York Institute Of Technology-central Islip Central Islip NY New York Institute Of Technology-manhattan Campus New York NY New York Institute Of Technology-old Westbury Old Westbury NY New York School Of Interior Design New York NY New York University New York NY Onondaga Community College Syracuse NY Pratt Institute-main Brooklyn NY Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy NY Suffolk County Community College-eastern Campus Riverhead NY Suny At Albany Albany NY Suny At Buffalo Buffalo NY Suny College Of Environmental Science And Forestry Syracuse NY Suny College Of Technology At Delhi Delhi NY Syracuse University Syracuse NY And in NJ: Brookdale Community College Lincroft NJ Mercer County Community College West Windsor NJ New Jersey Institute Of Technology Newark NJ Princeton University Princeton NJ Rutgers University-new Brunswick/piscataway New Brunswick NJ Rutgers University-newark Newark NJ