Information for Guests
The following information will help to ensure that you have an enjoyable and memorable experience with your graduate.
Tickets are required for students and guests, and can only be obtained in advance by the graduating student. All tickets will be distributed electronically and must be shown to enter the event, and graduates are responsible for distributing tickets to their guests directly. Please refer to the Convocation FAQ page and consult the Ticketing & Registration dropdown tab for more information.
Graduates and their guests are encouraged to take public transportation
- By MTA NYC Subway
- Take the 1 Train to 215th Street. Walk two blocks north and cross Broadway at W. 218th Street.
- Take the A Train to 207th Street. Proceed north to 218th Street.
- By MTA Metro-North Commuter Rail: Marble Hill Station is located just across the Harlem River from Baker Athletics Complex, at 225th Street. Walk east to Broadway, then south across the Broadway Bridge to 218th Street.
Parking is not available on-site and is extremely limited around the complex.
The local garages below are not affiliated with Columbia University but are located in close proximity to the Baker Athletics Complex.
Several local hotels offer discounted rates to visitors to Columbia University. Visit the University's Travel Portal for more information. We recommend making reservations as far in advance as possible.
Two Columbia affiliates have a limited number of guest rooms available.
Union Theological Seminary Landmark Guest Rooms
3041 Broadway (at 121st Street), New York, NY 10027
(212) 280-1313
Teachers College Guest Housing
517 West 121st Street, New York, NY 10027
(212) 678-3235
View additional information here.
Guests with disabilities or limited mobility, older individuals needing assistance, or those in need of sign language interpretation should enter through the ADA-accessible entrance to the left of Gate B.