Verify users from Columbia University
Columbia University is a member of InCommon, one of the national research and education federations that share academic identity providers through eduGAIN. That means you can verify a user's affiliation with Columbia University by having them sign in with their Columbia University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
- Persistent identifiers
- No
- Country
- United States
- Federation
- InCommon
Institution details
- Organization
- Columbia University
- Description
- Columbia University
- Country
- United States
- Website
- https://universitypolicies.columbia.edu/content/acceptable-usage-information-resources-policy
- SAML Entity ID
urn:mace:incommon:columbia.edu- Federation
- InCommon
SAML capabilities
Capabilities are read from the institution's SAML metadata. An advertised format is what the IdP declares it supports — not a guarantee of what every login returns.
- technical
- administrative
- http://refeds.org/metadata/contactType/security
- support
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify that someone is affiliated with Columbia University?
Yes. Columbia University participates in InCommon, which shares academic identity providers through eduGAIN. Users prove their affiliation by signing in with their Columbia University account via SAML single sign-on — no document uploads, no passwords, no identity data stored on Studid.
Does Columbia University support persistent identifiers?
Not necessarily. Columbia University does not advertise a NameID format, so identifiers are likely to be transient (per-login). authIdentifier may be null — you can still confirm which institution the user logged in from via entityId.
Which country is Columbia University in?
Columbia University is located in United States.
How do I verify students from Columbia University?
Create a verification session via POST /v2/auth/verification, redirect the user to the returned link, and poll GET /v2/auth/verification/{id} after they authenticate at Columbia University. The integration guide has a complete walkthrough.
Ready to verify users from Columbia University?
Start the demo and authenticate with Columbia University, or read the integration guide to wire it up in minutes.