[7] In 1904, it was expanded into the first full-time full-year course of graduate study in social work, and later a two-year course, at the newly renamed New York School of Philanthropy.

[7] In 1961, the School formed a coalition in support of President John F. Kennedy establishing the Peace Corps.

[16] In 2002, construction of the current School of Social Work building began on Amsterdam Avenue and West 121st Street, north of Columbia's campus.

[18] The program funds select students for a semester-long internship in Washington, D.C., with an emphasis on working to promote social justice and the well-being of women, children, and families at the federal level.

[19] In 2014, the School opened its Online Campus for earning a Master's of Science in Social Work (MSSW) from various major cities across the United States.

[23] The School has helped form the Urban League and the White House Conferences on Children and Youth.

[citation needed] Members of the School faculty assisted Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins in writing and implementing the Social Security Act of 1935.

[13] During and after World War II, the School staff helped to extend the social work role into the military.

[27] As of 2024, it is ranked tied for 4th out of 319 schools for social work in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.