Vital Statistics 2006 (Columbia University Medical Center)

By the Numbers

Academic Schools College of Physicians & Surgeons (includes biomedical departments of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences) Mailman School of Public Health College of Dental Medicine School of Nursing		4
Budget		$1.2 billion
Endowment		$1.14 billion (April 30, 2005)
Philanthropic gifts		$140 million annually
Endowed chairs		155
Total enrollment, Fall 2005		3,329
Degrees Granted, 2005		1,273
Full-time faculty		2,055
Total faculty		5,389
Research support		$628 million
Nobel Prizes		16 in Medicine or Physiology (2 current)
All faculty numbers incorporate data from Columbia University Medical Center hospital affiliates. Endowment numbers are preliminary figures as of June 30, 2005, representing the market value of investments for pooled endowment funds. Research numbers are from the last available fiscal year, FY2005.

By School

College of Physicians & Surgeons
Total enrollment, Fall 2005		1,391*
M.D. program		604
M.D./Ph.D. program		73
Other M.D. programs		78
Graduate programs		704
New Enrollment		398
M.D. program		155
Other M.D. programs		39
Graduate programs		204
Applicants
M.D. program		4,213
M.D./Ph.D. program		371
Ph.D. programs		890
Full-time faculty		1,778
Total faculty		4,318
Academic departments & programs		28
Departmental centers & institutes		33
Budget (FY05)		$1 billion
Endowment (April 30, 2005)		$920 million
Endowed chairs		133
Research support (FY05)		$494 million
* The enrollment numbers do not add up to the total because M.D./Ph.D. students are also counted in the M.D. and graduate student numbers.

School of Nursing
Total enrollment, 2005-2006		575
New enrollment, 2005-2006		333
Applicants		798
Full-time faculty		57
Total faculty		274
Academic tracks		14
Department centers		5
Budget		$18.9 million
Endowment		$52.6 million
Endowed chairs		11
Research support		$2.041 million

College of Dental Medicine
Total enrollment, Fall 2005		413
D.D.S. program		309
Post-doctoral programs		44
Certificate programs		49
Other		11
New enrollment, Fall 2005		116
D.D.S. program		75
Post-doctoral programs		18
Certificate programs		14
Other		9
Applicants
D.D.S. program		1,360
Full-time faculty		72
Total faculty		429
Academic sections		5
Academic divisions		9
Departmental centers & institutes		7
Budget (FY05)		$44 million
Endowment		$20 million
Endowed chairs		6
Research support (FY05)		$5.048 million

Mailman School of Public Health
Total enrollment, Fall 2005		950
New enrollment, Fall 2005		446
Applicants		1,626
Full-time faculty		148
Total faculty		368
Academic departments & programs		6
Academic tracks		24
Centers & institutes		19
Budget (FY05)		$154 million
Endowment (FY05)		$65 million
Endowed chairs		5
Research support (FY05)		$127 million

Of Note:

The College of Physicians & Surgeons is the workplace for two recipients of the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology: Eric Kandel, M.D., who shared the 2000 Nobel Prize, and Richard Axel, who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize.

The School of Nursing offers the nation’s first clinical doctoral program, the DrNP. The school educates nurses for the highest level of clinical expertise, including sophisticated diagnostic and treatment competencies.

The Mailman School of Public Health is ranked No. 4 among public health schools receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health as of 2004, the latest year for which data are available.

The College of Dental Medicine delivers to residents of Northern Manhattan, a federally designated medical and dental manpower shortage area, an exceptional scope of primary care services tailored to the needs of underserved patients. Outreach includes dental programs in seven area public schools, a dental van, and three off-site community-based dental clinics.

New York-Presbyterian Hospital is the primary hospital affiliated with Columbia University Medical Center. Columbia is also affiliated with the New York State Psychiatric Institute, which is operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health. The Institute’s scientists constitute the core of the Department of Psychiatry at P&S. Together, Columbia, New York- Presbyterian, and the Psychiatric Institute collaborate to deliver the highest quality health care in the New York City metropolitan region.

Vital Statistics 2006 (62K pdf)