From our origins as a local Portland hat company to one of the most trusted outdoor brands in the world, Columbia has been helping you stay cool, dry, warm, and protected for over 87 years.

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Columbia prepares the next generation of thinkers, scientists, artists, and leaders through an education grounded in intellectual rigor, open inquiry, and a commitment to the public good.

Columbia most often refers to: Columbia (personification), the historical personification of the United States Columbia University, a private university in New York City Columbia Pictures, an American film studio owned by Sony Pictures Columbia Sportswear, an American clothing company Columbia, South Carolina, the state capital of South Carolina Columbia, Missouri, the fourth-most populous ...

Columbia University is one of the world’s most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields.

Areas of Study Columbia College students choose from more than 80 areas of study—including a range of interdisciplinary options and joint programs, as well as hundreds of academic and research opportunities through the University’s affiliated graduate schools, centers and institutes.

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