Chronology
- 1754
- King's College founded; 1784, name changed to Columbia College
- 1767
- School of Medicine established; 1813, merged with College of Physicians and Surgeons; 1814, disaffiliated from the College; 1860, informal reaffiliation; 1891, College of Physicians and Surgeons incorporated into Columbia University as its medical school; 2017, renamed the Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- 1857
- Columbia College moved to Forty-Ninth Street and Madison Avenue
- 1858
- School of Law established
- 1864
- School of Mines established; 1896, became School of Mines, Engineering, and Chemistry; 1926, renamed School of Engineering; 1961, became School of Engineering and Applied Science; since 1997, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
- 1880
- Faculty of Political Science established, followed by Faculty of Philosophy in 1890, and Faculty of Pure Science in 1892; 1979, merged as the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- 1887
- School of Library Economy founded; 1889, disaffiliated and transferred to State Library in Albany as New York State Library School; 1926, merged with Library School of New York Public Library and reintegrated into the University as School of Library Service; 1993, closed
- 1896
- School of Architecture established; 1973, renamed Graduate School of Architecture and Planning; since 1986, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- 1896
- Trustees changed the name of the institution to Columbia University
- 1897
- University moved to Morningside Heights
- 1898
- Affiliation agreement with Teachers College incorporated it into the University
- 1900
- Affiliation agreement with Barnard College incorporated it into the University
- 1904
- Extension Teaching established; 1921, renamed University Extension; since 1947, School of General Studies
- 1906
- School of Fine Arts established; 1914, dissolved; 1948, Schools of Dramatic Arts and of Painting and Sculpture established; 1958, became Program in the Arts; since 1965, School of the Arts
- 1912
- University name legally changed to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York by order of the Supreme Court of New York State
- 1912
- School of Journalism established; 1935, became Graduate School of Journalism
- 1916
- School of Business established; 1949, became Graduate School of Business
- 1917
- School of Dental and Oral Surgery established; 1923, New York College of Dental and Oral Surgery merged with the School; 2006, renamed College of Dental Medicine
- 1921
- Institute of Public Health established; 1926, renamed DeLamar Institute of Public Health of the College of Physicians and Surgeons; 1945, became School of Public Health and Administrative Medicine; 1972, renamed School of Public Health; 1998, renamed the Mailman School of Public Health
- 1921
- Permanent affiliation agreement with Presbyterian Hospital; with merger with the New York Hospital in 1998, became the New York-Presbyterian Hospital
- 1924
- Affiliation agreement with the New York State Psychiatric Institute
- 1928
- College of Physicians and Surgeons moved from Tenth Avenue between Fifty-Ninth and Sixtieth Streets to Washington Heights with the opening of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center; 2004, renamed Columbia University Medical Center; 2017, renamed Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)
- 1928
- Affiliation agreement with Union Theological Seminary
- 1937
- School of Nursing of Presbyterian Hospital incorporated into the University as Department of Nursing of the Faculty of Medicine; 1974, became School of Nursing
- 1940
- Affiliation agreement with New York School of Social Work (founded in 1898 as the Summer School in Philanthropic Work); 1959, incorporated into the University; 1963, renamed Columbia University School of Social Work
- 1946
- School of International Affairs established; 1981, renamed School of International and Public Affairs
- 1992
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences established
- 2000
- Faculties of Health Sciences, Nursing, and Public Health established
- 2002
- School of Continuing Education established; 2015, renamed School of Professional Studies
- 2016
- Manhattanville campus in West Harlem established
- 2020
- Climate School established
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Updated October 18, 2022