Alexander Hamilton attended a college in New York that is now called Columbia University.
Alexander Hamilton . Hamilton attended King 's College ( now Columbia University ) , choosing to stay in the Thirteen Colonies to seek his fortune . 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 . 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 .