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?
History of New York University: The history of New York University begins in the early 19th century. Columbia College, Columbia University: 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. Columbia College, Columbia University:  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.
Church of England