Columbia University

The institute was founded in 1754 under the name “King's College” by George II, on the lands of the trinity church in Manhattan. It shifted its base to 49^th street & Madison Avenue in 1857 before moving to Morningside Heights in 1897.

The institute got renamed as Columbia University in 1912.

Ruth Benedict, was the first female woman professor at Columbia University. She was an assistant professor in anthropology who then get promoted in 1931 to the role of senior professor, creating history as the first tenured faculty member at the institution.

The Columbia University is rated very highly by several prominent ranking platforms for its courses including Shiksha. The institute recieves an overall university rank of #9 as part of its the latest popularity rankings. Another prominent ranking platform ranks it #13 as part of its 2025 US university rankings.

Shiksha ranks the institute #10 for its MBA program, #11 for its Master of Science program, #17 for its Computer Science course, while its Law course is ranked #6 among all US institutions.  

Indian television journalist & author Barkha Dutt is the most famous Indian to have pursued their studies from CJS.

Barkha has worked for prominent Indian news agencies such as NDTV & Tiranga TV. She currently runs her own digital news channel called 'MoJo Story'.

The institute is home to a number of notable media personalities & workers who have worked at some of the most prominent news agencies in the US & across the globe.

Given below are some of the J-school's most notable individuals:

·      Carolyn Gusoff: Long Island Reporter at WCBS-TV

·      Josh Elliott: Television Journalist 

·      Marysol Castro: Public Address Announcer for New York Mets

·      Pat Buchanan: Journalist & Author