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Columbia is the oldest institution of higher education...
in the state of New York. Founded and chartered as King's College in 1754, Columbia is the sixth-oldest such institution in the United States (by date of founding; fifth by date of chartering). After the American Revolutionary War, King's College was renamed Columbia College in 1784, and in 1896 it was renamed Columbia University. Columbia has grown over time to encompass twenty schools and affiliated institutions.
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