[PAR] [TLE] Columbia College, Columbia University [SEP] Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college at Columbia University, situated on the university's main campus in Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.  It was founded in 1754 by the Church of England as King's College, receiving a Royal Charter from King George II of Great Britain.  Columbia College is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.  The college is distinctive for its comprehensive Core Curriculum.  Columbia College is highly selective in its admissions.  For the class of 2021, the college accepted 5.8% of its applicants, the second lowest acceptance rate in the Ivy League behind only Harvard. [PAR] [TLE] History of New York University [SEP] The history of New York University begins in the early 19th century.  A group of prominent New York City residents from the city's landed class of merchants, bankers, and traders established NYU on April 18, 1831.  These New Yorkers believed the city needed a university designed for young men who would be admitted based on merit, not birthright or social class.  Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury under Thomas Jefferson, described his motivation in a letter to a friend: "It appeared to me impossible to preserve our democratic institutions and the right of universal suffrage unless we could raise the standard of general education and the mind of the laboring classes nearer to a level with those born under more favorable circumstances."  To the school's founders, the classical curriculum offered at American colonial colleges needed to be combined with a more modern and practical education.  Educators in Paris, Vienna, and London were beginning to consider a new form of higher learning, where students began to focus not only on the classics and religion, but also modern languages, philosophy, history, political economy, mathematics, and physical science; so students might become merchants, bankers, lawyers, physicians, architects, and engineers.  Although the new school would be non-denominational – unlike many American colonial colleges, which at the time offered classical educations centered on theology – the founding of NYU was also a reaction by evangelical Presbyterians to what they perceived as the Episcopalianism of Columbia College.
[PAR] [TLE] Columbia College , Columbia University [ SEP ] Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college at Columbia University , situated on the university 's main campus in Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan in New York City . It was founded in 1754 by the Church of England as King 's College , receiving a Royal Charter from King George II of Great Britain . Columbia College is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States . The college is distinctive for its comprehensive Core Curriculum . Columbia College is highly selective in its admissions . For the class of 2021 , the college accepted 5.8 % of its applicants , the second lowest acceptance rate in the Ivy League behind only Harvard . [PAR] [TLE] History of New York University [ SEP ] The history of New York University begins in the early 19th century . A group of prominent New York City residents from the city 's landed class of merchants , bankers , and traders established NYU on April 18 , 1831 . These New Yorkers believed the city needed a university designed for young men who would be admitted based on merit , not birthright or social class . Albert Gallatin , Secretary of the Treasury under Thomas Jefferson , described his motivation in a letter to a friend : " It appeared to me impossible to preserve our democratic institutions and the right of universal suffrage unless we could raise the standard of general education and the mind of the laboring classes nearer to a level with those born under more favorable circumstances . " To the school 's founders , the classical curriculum offered at American colonial colleges needed to be combined with a more modern and practical education . Educators in Paris , Vienna , and London were beginning to consider a new form of higher learning , where students began to focus not only on the classics and religion , but also modern languages , philosophy , history , political economy , mathematics , and physical science ; so students might become merchants , bankers , lawyers , physicians , architects , and engineers . Although the new school would be non - denominational – unlike many American colonial colleges , which at the time offered classical educations centered on theology – the founding of NYU was also a reaction by evangelical Presbyterians to what they perceived as the Episcopalianism of Columbia College .
What founded the oldest undergraduate college at Columbia University that is apart of the belief that New Yorkers needed a university designed for young men who would be admitted based on merit?
What founded the oldest undergraduate college at Columbia University that is apart of the belief that New Yorkers needed a university designed for young men who would be admitted based on merit ?
Church of England
Church of England