If you already have a strong Jewish background, JTS is a gold mine. It's a short walk down Broadway from List College to Columbia University. At one of these two portals, you'll enter your second home, as either a Columbia or Barnard student. For the benefits of a larger, urban, co-ed university atmosphere, the joint program with Columbia is a great place to be. Many men and women find Columbia's wide range of courses an excellent complement to List's more intimate, personalized experience.
Some female students prefer a college dedicated to women's intellectual needs and interests.
They find that Barnard, which is an independent college of liberal arts and sciences for women, is the perfect ground on which to grow personally and academically. Because it is affiliated with Columbia, Barnard is a wonderful entree into the larger Columbia experience. Whether you're at Columbia or Barnard, the cornerstone of your undergraduate education will be a core curriculum that includes literature, the humanities, the social sciences, and science. The breadth of study offered at both schools provides the intellectual foundation for you to move on to your major field of study and, beyond that, to enter the world as a well-rounded, educated adult.