The popular majors in the undergraduate department of Columbia University are social science, biology, information technology, mathematics, statistics, electronic engineering, computer engineering, biological engineering and so on. Popular majors in graduate school include finance, economy, international trade, journalism, law, environmental science, English, history, mathematics and so on. Columbia University has world-class law schools, business schools, medical schools and journalism schools. The Pulitzer Prize awarded by its journalism school is the highest honor in American journalism.
Columbia University, formerly known as King's College, was officially named Columbia University in 1896 (1784-1896 was Columbia College) and moved to the present Morning Edge Highland Campus. Well-known alumni include Obama and Roosevelt. Columbia University ranked 18 in the national comprehensive university ranking of U.S.News in 2023, ranked 7th in the global university ranking of U.S.News in 2023 and 22nd in the global university ranking of QS in 2023.