Why Choose Columbia Sites?

Columbia Sites makes it easy for schools, departments, research groups, and administrative offices to create and maintain a professional University website, without the cost and complexity of building and managing a website on your own.

Our standard website models are free and include the tools and integrations you need to create a robust, flexible website that follows University standards.

Everything You Need for a University Website

Build a professional site without starting from scratch.

• Customizable website design with flexible layouts and landing pages
• Your own Columbia web address with a single, consistent URL
• UNI authentication for secure access
• Multiple content authoring accounts so your team can share website responsibilities
• University Events Calendar integration to display events directly on your site
• Multiple content types to organize and present different kinds of information
• Publication pages to showcase books, articles, reports, and other scholarly work
• Research project and cluster pages to highlight research activities and collaborations
• Research topic organization so visitors can browse content by area of research
• Alumni pages for groups, offices, and programs
• Administrative services pages to make services and resources easy to find
• Document and policy libraries to organize and share important files
• CourseWorks integration to connect your site with courses and course information
• MA/PhD cohort pages to organize information about graduate cohorts

Designed to Grow With Your Content

Columbia Sites is built around structured content, making it easier to maintain a large website as your department, program, or research group grows. Instead of creating every page from scratch, you can use purpose-built content types for publications, events, people, research projects, documents, and more.

This makes your website easier to manage, easier to navigate, and easier for visitors to use.

No Website Development Required

With Columbia Sites, you don't need to hire a developer or build a website from the ground up. The platform provides the underlying infrastructure, University integrations, and standard functionality—so your team can focus on creating and maintaining your content.

A professional Columbia website, without the cost and complexity of managing one yourself.