Original sentence: Columbia University is a large private research university in New York City comprising, through its affiliates, five undergraduate colleges and sixteen graduate and professional schools.Columbia is recognized as one of the most prestigious universities in the world, as a leader in the sciences, the humanities, law, medicine, engineering and business.It was established in 1754 as King's College and is the sixth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.The undergraduate schools are Columbia College, which is a member of the Ivy League, The School of General Studies, and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, known as SEAS.The university's library system is among the world's largest
Edited sentence: Columbia University is a major private research university in New York City comprising, through its affiliates, five undergraduate colleges and sixteen graduate and professional schools.Columbia is widely considered one of the most prestigious universities in the world, as a leader in the sciences, the humanities, law, medicine, engineering and business.Established in 1754 as King's College, it is the sixth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.Its undergraduate schools are Columbia College, which is a member of the Ivy League, The School of General Studies, and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, known as SEAS.The university's library system, among the world's largest, has many important manuscript and rare book collections