The Columbia Endowment

Fiscal Year 2023

Introduction

As Columbia embarks on a new era under the leadership of President Minouche Shafik, the University is well positioned to continue its long history of academic excellence and to forge a bold and exciting new future of scholarship, education, and service.

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Welcoming Our New President

A brilliant leader dedicated to higher education's role in addressing complex global challenges, President Shafik brings fresh perspective and energy to Columbia.

Transformational Endowment Giving

By providing lasting support for our students, faculty, and programs, endowments help Columbia live up to its mission of advancing knowledge and learning at the highest level.

Endowment Performance and Management

See Columbia’s endowment performance for the most recent fiscal year and its transformative long-term endowment gains.

Columbia’s Presidents, 1754 to Today

In 2023, Minouche Shafik began her tenure as the 20th president of Columbia University, the first woman to hold the position in the University’s 270-year history.