Teachers College at Columbia University

Teachers College, Columbia University is the first and largest graduate school of education in the United States and is also perennially ranked among the nation’s best. Its name notwithstanding, the College is committed to a vision of education writ large, encompassing our four core areas of expertise: health, education, leadership, and psychology.Teachers College sees its leadership role in two complementary arenas. One is as a major player in policy-making to ensure that schools are reformed and restructured to welcome all students regardless of their socio-economic circumstances. The other is in preparing educators who not only serve students directly but also coordinate the educational, psychological, behavioral, technological, and health initiatives to remove barriers to learning at all ages.There are 5090 students enrolled at Teachers College. Approximately 77 percent are women, and among US Citizens, 11.7 percent are African American, 14.8 percent are Asian American, 13.0 percent are Hispanic / Latino/a, and 3.4 percent have identified with two or more ethnicities. The student body is composed of 20.4 percent international students from seventy-seven different countries and nearly 80 percent domestic students from forty-eight states and the District of Columbia