List of Presidents of Columbia University - wikipedia List of Presidents of Columbia University hide This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) The lead section of this article may need to be rewritten. Please discuss this issue on the article 's talk page. Use the lead layout guide to ensure the section follows Wikipedia 's norms and to be inclusive of all essential details. ( March 2012 ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2012 ) This is a list of Presidents of Columbia University in the state of New York. # Image President Birth Year -- Death Year Years as President Name of Institution Notes Samuel Johnson ( 1696 -- 1772 ) ( 1754 -- 1763 ) King 's College Myles Cooper ( 1735 -- 1785 ) ( 1763 -- 1775 ) King 's College -- Benjamin Moore, A.B. 1768 ( 1748 -- 1816 ) ( 1775 -- 1784 ) King 's College acting -- George Clinton ( 1739 -- 1812 ) ( 1784 -- 1787 ) Columbia College `` in the State of New York '' Chancellor ( Regents government ) William Samuel Johnson ( 1727 -- 1819 ) ( 1787 -- 1800 ) Columbia College `` in the City of New York '' Trustees government Charles Henry Wharton ( 1748 -- 1833 ) ( 1801 -- 1801 ) Columbia College Benjamin Moore ( 1748 -- 1816 ) ( 1801 -- 1810 ) Columbia College 6 William Harris ( 1765 -- 1829 ) ( 1811 -- 1829 ) Columbia College shares authority with Provost John Mitchell Mason until 1816 7 William Alexander Duer ( 1780 -- 1858 ) ( 1829 -- 1842 ) Columbia College 8 Nathaniel Fish Moore ( 1782 -- 1872 ) ( 1842 -- 1849 ) Columbia College 9 Charles King ( 1789 -- 1867 ) ( 1849 -- 1863 ) Columbia College presides over move to Madison Avenue campus 10 Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard ( 1809 -- 1889 ) ( 1864 -- 1889 ) Columbia College 11 Seth Low, A.B., 1870 ( 1850 -- 1916 ) ( 1890 -- 1901 ) Columbia College presides over move to Morningside Heights campus ; name changes to `` Columbia University in the City of New York '' 12 Nicholas Murray Butler, A.B. 1882, M.A. 1883, Ph. D. 1884 ( 1862 -- 1947 ) ( 1902 -- 1945 ) Columbia University -- Frank D. Fackenthal, A.B. 1906 ( 1883 -- 1968 ) ( 1945 -- 1948 ) Columbia University ( acting ) 13 Dwight D. Eisenhower ( 1890 -- 1969 ) ( 1948 -- 1953 ) Columbia University on leave while Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, later 34th President of the United States 14 Grayson L. Kirk ( 1903 -- 1997 ) ( 1953 -- 1968 ) Columbia University resigned after 1968 protests 15 Andrew W. Cordier ( 1901 -- 1975 ) ( 1969 -- 1970 ) Columbia University 16 William J. McGill ( 1922 -- 1997 ) ( 1970 -- 1980 ) Columbia University 17 Michael I. Sovern, B.A. 1953, J.D. 1955 ( 1931 -- ) ( 1980 -- 1993 ) Columbia University 18 George Erik Rupp ( 1942 -- ) ( 1993 -- 2002 ) Columbia University 19 Lee C. Bollinger, J.D. 1971 ( 1947 -- ) ( 2002 -- ) Columbia University References hide Presidents of Columbia University S. Johnson Cooper B. Moore # Clinton # W. Johnson Wharton B. Moore Harris Duer N. Moore King Barnard Low Butler Fackenthal # Eisenhower Kirk Cordier McGill Sovern Rupp Bollinger Pound sign ( # ) denotes interim president or chancellor Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Presidents_of_Columbia_University&oldid=824888665 '' Categories : Columbia University Columbia University - related lists Lists of university and college leaders Presidents of Columbia University Hidden categories : Wikipedia introduction cleanup from March 2012 All pages needing cleanup Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from March 2012 All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify Articles needing additional references from March 2012 All articles needing additional references Articles with multiple maintenance issues Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 10 February 2018, at 03 : 50 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: which president was the president of columbia university
Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower