Clery Reportable Geography

Under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act, Columbia University is required to report on crimes that are alleged to have occurred at its Clery Reportable Geography. The Clery Act defines Clery Reportable Geography as buildings and locations that Columbia owns and/or controls and uses for educational purposes. There are three types of Clery Reportable Geography: 

  • On-Campus properties include facilities owned and controlled (by lease or other written agreement) by Columbia University and used mainly for supporting the University’s educational purposes. These locations can be found in close proximity to each other, thus comprising a “campus.”
  • Noncampus properties include facilities owned and controlled (by lease or other written agreement) by Columbia University and used mainly for supporting the University’s educational purposes. These locations are usually not found in close proximity to any of Columbia’s campuses.
  • Public property locations include all streets, sidewalks, and thoroughfares immediately adjacent to and accessible from on-campus facilities. Columbia does not have jurisdiction over them.  

Columbia University’s Clery Campuses 

For Clery Act reporting purposes only, Columbia University has seven campuses. These campuses are identified as such only for the purposes of meeting our compliance requirements with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act and do not impact the operational or financial structure of the University. Below is a brief description of each campus.  

While many people consider Columbia’s Morningside campus to consist of the University’s iconic buildings and landscapes that stretch between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, from West 114th Street to West 120th Streets, its Clery Reportable campus is actually much larger than that.  

All Columbia-owned or controlled buildings that are used for educational purposes and that are located between Riverside Drive and Morningside Drive, and West 110th Street and 122nd Street, are considered part of this campus. This includes dozens of apartment buildings used for student, staff, employee, and non-Columbia affiliate housing. All streets and sidewalks around these buildings, almost all of which are public, are also considered Clery Reportable locations. Additionally, this campus has a handful of noncampus Clery Reportable locations including the Arbor House in the Bronx, leased space for Columbia Business School on West 60th Street, and the Center for Digital Research and Scholarship in Koreatown, among others. 

Located in West Harlem, Columbia's Manhattanville campus is much smaller, consisting of Columbia-owned or controlled buildings that are used for educational purposes between Tiemann Place, Old Broadway, West 133rd Street, and 12th Avenue. The public streets and sidewalks around these buildings are considered Clery Reportable. This campus does not have any noncampus locations. 

Columbia University's Irving Medical Center is located on West 168th Street and Broadway, in Washington Heights. Its Clery Reportable locations include the NY-Presbyterian Hospital, next door, as well as various medical buildings across Broadway, St. Nicholas Avenue, and Audubon Avenue. Additionally, various medical buildings and residence halls can be found on the other side of the hospital, up Riverside Drive and Haven Avenue, up to West 173rd Street. All streets, sidewalks, and plazas around these buildings are considered Clery Reportable. This campus has several noncampus locations including 390 Forth Washington Avenue and a few clinics around Manhattan run by medical students. 

For nearly 100 years, Baker Athletics Complex has served as Columbia’s athletics and recreational facility for our outdoor varsity sports and recreational programs. The Complex, located at the corner of 218th Street and Broadway Avenue, contains several sports facilities, including several stadiums, tennis courts, indoor practice facilities, a boat house and a field house. There are no noncampus locations as part of this campus, but the streets around the complex are considered reportable public property.  

Lamont's campus is composed of 189 acres of beautiful woodland on the Hudson River in Palisades, New York. All of Columbia-owned buildings and property within this estate is considered on-campus property. There are no noncampus or residence halls at this location. 

Columbia's Nevis Labs is located on a scenic 68-acre estate in Irvington, New York. The estate and its grounds are considered on-campus properties. This campus does not have any residence halls or noncampus locations. 

Reid Hall, located in a residential area in Paris, comprises three main buildings and two smaller outbuildings. Facilities include offices, classrooms, conference rooms, lounges, a library, a recording studio and a café. The campus is shared with students, faculty and staff from other institutions and non-affiliate community members. This campus does not have any residence halls or noncampus locations. Please note, this “campus” is labeled as such for Clery Act purposes only.