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Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, often known as P&S, is a graduate school of Columbia University that is located on the health sciences campus (Columbia University Medical Center) in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Founded in 1767 by Samuel Bard as the medical department of King's College (now Columbia University), the College of Physicians and Surgeons was the first medical school in the thirteen colonies and hence, the United States, to award the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. Beginning in 1993, P&S also was the first U.S. medical school to hold a White Coat Ceremony.According to U.S. News and World Report, P&S is one of the most selective medical schools in the United States based on average MCAT score, GPA, and acceptance rate. In 2011, 6,907 people applied and 1,158 were interviewed for 169 positions in its entering class. The average undergraduate GPA and average MCAT score for successful applicants in 2011 were 3.78 and 35.7, respectively. Columbia is ranked 8th amongst research-oriented medical schools in the United States and ranked 43rd for primary care by U.S. News and World Report. It is currently ranked 5th amongst medical schools in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (Clinical Medicine, 2012). Columbia is affiliated with New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the nation's 7th-ranked hospital according to U.S. News and World Report.

Endowment ($) 1.136E9

Faculty size 4300

Number of students 1520 606 776 94

English Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University_College_of_Physicians_and_Surgeons

Spanish wikipedia http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University_College_of_Physicians_and_Surgeons

Wiki page external link http://ps.columbia.edu/