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Facts about CU Finance
  • We are 220 people strong, located in 6 different buildings and spread out over three campuses.

  • Our Office of Management and Budget oversees Columbia’s budget of more than $2.5 billion.

  • Our Payroll Department processes 425,000 direct deposits and paychecks annually.

  • Accounts Payable processes over 200,000 payments annually.

  • The Purchasing Office issues more than 9,000 Purchase Orders and Change Orders annually.

  • Our Treasury Office provides banking, collection and payment solutions to the University and all over the world. 

  • We protect Columbia’s assets through risk prevention and insurance programs, providing a comprehensive line of risk management services to the CU community.

  • Our Controller’s Office collects and disburses over $150 million from Science and Technology Ventures-negotiated agreements and manages the financial administration of over $300 million in grants and contracts awarded annually to CU.

  • We bill and collect rents for approximately 6,300 residents of CU owned buildings.

  • We conduct over 150 different training classes in 25 subject matter areas each year.

  • We audit all aspects of the University, and produce financial statements for an organization that would rank in the Fortune 1000 if we were a corporation.



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