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"Columbia University."
"Great school."
"Yeah, it's a great school, sure. Not a cheap school."
―Marion James and William Rawlins[src]

Columbia University in the City of New York, or simply Columbia University, is an American private Ivy League research university located in Morningside Heights, in Upper Manhattan, New York City.

History[]

"My employer does extensive business in Hell's Kitchen, and who knows it better than two local boys who graduated from Columbia Law, cum laude and summa cum laude?"
―James Wesley to Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson[src]

Wendell Rand attended Columbia University before meeting Harold Meachum, who would become his business partner and close friend. Following his graduation, they starded a business together and founded Rand Enterprises.[1]

Murdock and Nelson College

Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock talking

Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock both studied law in Columbia University, where they met and became best friends. While studying, Murdock also met Elektra Natchios and had a brief relationship with her, althouth it did not end well. Eventually, Nelson and Murdock graduated with cum laude and summa laude in law and were employed by Landman and Zack, before they resigned and founded their own law firm.[2]

Following her graduation from Fordham University, Dinah Madani attended Columbia University where she earned a master's degree in Islamic Studies.[3]

Joy Meachum studied law at Columbia University and following her graduation, she joined the Rand Enterprises where she worked as Chief Council.[4]

Ella James and her sister Grace informed their mother Marion that they want to study in Columbia University. She traveled to New York City to deal with education for her daughters.[5]

Stephanie Miller attended Columbia University as a junior before she was killed by the Stokes Crime Family.[6]

Columbia professor Jelani Cobb was interviewed by WJBP-TV about the wave of gang violence on the streets of Harlem and Luke Cage's role in all this.[7]

Academic Staff[]

Name Course Status
Jelani Cobb Journalism Professor

Students[]

Name Course Status
Matt Murdock Law Graduated
Foggy Nelson Law Graduated
Joy Meachum Law Graduated
Stephen Strange Medical Sciences Graduated
Dinah Madani Islamic Studies Graduated
Wendell Rand Graduated
Elektra Natchios Unknown
Stephanie Miller Unknown

Appearances[]

Appearances for Columbia University

In chronological order:

Trivia[]

  • In Spider-Man, Peter Parker went on a school field trip to Columbia University, where he was bitten by a spider that gave him superpowers. He later became a student at the university and attended a class taught by Curt Connors.

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