The Columbia Commitment

The Columbia Commitment (2016–2021), a five-year campaign, focused on ideas, impact, and the power of interdisciplinary thinking and partnerships to solve critical problems in the world. Our Columbia community emerged from the campaign transformed in our ability to think and act both in and with the world.

Together, we exceeded our campaign goals

199K

DONORS

$5.6B

RAISED

160K

ENGAGED ALUMNI

Taking action to make a difference

103K

FIRST-TIME DONORS

144

COUNTRIES

272K

GIFTS UNDER $100

More than 50% of total gifts

Celebrating generations of generosity and furthering legacies of learning

823

NEW 1754 SOCIETY MEMBERS

The 1754 Society recognizes donors who make planned gifts and bequest to Columbia

180

NEW ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPS CREATED

Our Students. Our Future.

As we celebrate and further the critical work in the Columbia Commitment areas of impact in the months ahead, we also raise our sights and renew our priority to support students through financial aid and scholarships.

A Columbia education is transformative and financial need should not be a barrier to accessing it. We look forward to again coming together as a University community to make a collective impact through the new Columbia Student Support Initiative.

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