Columbia U.........in NYC is the 3rd most selective college in the USA.........with that gazebo like structure............much the same as GW here in DC.............

Academics[edit]

Undergraduate admissions and financial aid[edit]

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Van Am Quad

College (left), SEAS (right)

Columbia University's acceptance rate for the class of 2019 (Columbia College and Engineering) was 6.1%, making Columbia the third most selective college in the United States by admission rate behind Stanford and Harvard.^[64] The undergraduate yield rate for the class of 2015 was 63%.^[65] According to the 2012 college selectivity ranking by U.S. News & World Report, which factors admission and yield rates among other criteria, Columbia was tied with Yale, Caltech and MIT as the most selective colleges in the country.^[66] Columbia is a racially diverse school, with approximately 52% of all students identifying themselves as persons of color. Additionally, 56% of all undergraduates in the Class of 2016 received financial aid. The average financial aid package for these students exceeded $30,000, with an average grant size of over $20,000.^[67] In 2012-2013 annual undergraduate tuition at Columbia was $45,028 with a total cost of attendance of $61,540 (including room and board).^[68]