New York has an Ivy League University in it.
Columbia University ( Columbia ; officially Columbia University in the City of New York ) is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan , New York City . With an acceptance rate of 5.8 % , it currently stands as the 3rd most selective college in the United States and 2nd most selective college in the Ivy League . New York . New York 's higher education network comprises approximately 200 colleges and universities , including Columbia University , Cornell University , New York University , and Rockefeller University , which have been ranked among the top 35 in the world .