Then Berryman went on to college at Columbia College where he was president of the Philolexian Society, joined the Boar's Head Society, edited The Columbia Review, and studied under the literary scholar and poet Mark Van Doren.
Berryman a urmat apoi studii la Columbia College, unde a fost președinte al Philolexian Society, s-au alăturat Boar's Head Society, a redactat revista The Columbia Review, și a studiat cu poetul și cercetătorul literar Mark Van Doren.