Teachers College Columbia University

Programs

1. Instruction: Teachers College is the first and largest graduate school of education in the United States. Since its inception, the College has viewed education holistically, with the conviction that education must work in tandem with efforts to improve and ensure the health and psychological wellbeing of individuals and communities. Thus, in addition to focusing on PK-12 classroom education, Teachers College has helped forge and advance fields of inquiry such as education psychology, nutrition education, special education, conflict resolution, adult learning, movement sciences and many more areas in human development. Throughout history and contemporary discourse, the College has been at the forefront of innovative ideas and inquiry designed to create opportunity for all individuals across the lifespan. Today, approximately a third of TCs tenure track faculty are psychologists and health educators (153 full-time faculty). The College continues to take a multidisciplinary approach through its 45 academic programs in 10 departments across education, health and psychology. The College continues to receive high marks for its academic offerings. In 2016, the Middle States Commission…

   $119,105,908 spentof which $300 as grants$169,235,869 earned by the program
   53% of program spending

2. Research, Training and Public Service: Teachers Colleges faculty includes some of the most internationally prominent and respected scholars, researchers and practitioners in their various fields. Our faculty examine a diverse range of topics, including the impact of poverty on the brain, the legal basis for a constitutional right to education, artificial intelligence in education, gun violence prevention in schools, the impact of microaggressions on wellbeing and language development related to autism. TCs Vice Dean for Research continues to lead efforts to strengthen the institutional infrastructure to support faculty and their work. TCs annual external funded research and training expenditures for FY25 were in excess of $44 million with major funding provided by the US National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the US Department of Health & Human Services, the Bezos Family Foundation and other public and non-profit institutions. With a critical voice in national and global discourse, TC emphasizes public and community engagement as opportunities for faculty, staff and students to implement the Colleges values into practice for public good. The Colleges…

   $44,644,452 spentof which $775,612 as grants$12,849,471 earned by the program
   20% of program spending

3. Auxiliary Enterprises: Provides a convenient source of meals and lodging for students enhancing their College experience. Another major component of auxiliary enterprises is the Teachers College Press. Established in 1904 as the Bureau of Publications, the Press is one of the oldest and most distinguished publishers of educational materials in the United States. Since 1965, when the Bureau of Publications became Teachers College Press, its primary purpose has been to publish works that respond to, examine, and confront issues and change pertaining to education and the educational process. Over the years, the publication program has included scholarly and professional works in all areas of education-from early childhood and curriculum to philosophy and critical theory; from assessment and school reform to parenting and social issues. It now publishes more than 65 titles a year with more than 1,350 titles in print. Among the Presss authors are many of the most distinguished educators from throughout the world, including members of the Teachers College faculty.

   $21,957,415 spent$20,290,978 earned by the program
   10% of program spending

4. Academic Support: Provides support services for the Colleges primary mission of instruction, research and public service. The College provides students with access to its Gottesman Libraries, one of the nations largest and most comprehensive research libraries in education. The collections reflect TCs commitment to advanced study in education, psychology, and the health professions. The library has developed extensive collections including 500,000 printed volumes and Substantial non-print collections.

   $22,848,268 spentof which $150,000 as grants
   10% of program spending

5. Student Services: Contributes to a students emotional and physical well-being and intellectual and social development. The College awarded approximately $40 million in financial aid in FY25, has roughly 5,400 students and over 46 student organizations. The Graduate Writing Center (GWC) provided more than 1,200 support sessions in FY25. GWC holds weekly writing groups for students and workshops each semester on topics such as literature review, APA formatting, and notetaking.

   $14,125,638 spent
   6% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $222,681,681.