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By Kathryn Knight Randolph
October 14, 2011
9. Columbia University
Location: New York, New York
Undergraduate students: 7,934
Annual costs: $41,160
Average total financial aid package: $40,937
Retention rate: 99%
The Princeton Review reflects that students love Columbia for its intimacy but also for easy access to New York City. Students say that “Columbia is as cosmopolitan and entertaining as New York City,” sums up one satisfied student. Provided with “the best of both worlds,” students often take advantage of their “secluded and idyllic green” campus’ prime location, which gives them “unparalleled access to all the resources of the greatest city in the world.”
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