List of presidents of Columbia University

This is a list of presidents of Columbia University in the state of New York.

#ImagePresidentBirth Year–Death YearYears as PresidentName of InstitutionNotes
1Samuel Johnson(1696–1772)(1754–1763)King's College
2Myles Cooper(1735–1785)(1763–1775)King's College
Benjamin Moore, A.B. 1768(1748–1816)(1775–1784)King's Collegeacting
George Clinton(1739–1812)(1784–1787)Columbia College "in the State of New York"Chancellor (Regents government)
3William Samuel Johnson(1727–1819)(1787–1800)Columbia College "in the City of New York"Trustees government
4Charles Henry Wharton(1748–1833)(1801–1801)Columbia College
5Benjamin Moore(1748–1816)(1801–1810)Columbia College
6William Harris(1765–1829)(1811–1829)Columbia Collegeshares authority with Provost John Mitchell Mason until 1816
7William Alexander Duer(1780–1858)(1829–1842)Columbia College
8Nathaniel Fish Moore(1782–1872)(1842–1849)Columbia College
9Charles King(1789–1867)(1849–1863)Columbia Collegepresides over move to Madison Avenue campus
10Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard(1809–1889)(1864–1889)Columbia College
11Seth Low, A.B., 1870(1850–1916)(1890–1901)Columbia Collegepresides over move to Morningside Heights campus; name changes to "Columbia University in the City of New York"
12Nicholas 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)
13Dwight D. Eisenhower(1890–1969)(1948–1953)Columbia Universityon leave while Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, later 34th President of the United States
14Grayson L. Kirk(1903–1997)(1953–1968)Columbia Universityresigned after 1968 protests
15Andrew W. Cordier(1901–1975)(1969–1970)Columbia University
16William J. McGill(1922–1997)(1970–1980)Columbia University
17Michael I. Sovern, B.A. 1953, J.D. 1955(1931–2020)(1980–1993)Columbia University
18George Erik Rupp(1942– )(1993–2002)Columbia University
19Lee C. Bollinger, J.D. 1971(1947– )(2002– )Columbia University

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