Columbia University has agreed to pay $200m (£147m) to the Trump administration over accusations that it had failed to protect its Jewish students.

The settlement, which will be paid to the federal government over three years, was announced in a statement released by the university on Wednesday.

In exchange, the government has agreed to return some of the $400m in federal grants it froze or terminated in March.

Columbia was the first school targeted by the administration for its alleged failures to curb antisemitism amid last year’s Israel-Gaza war protests on its New York City campus. It had already agreed to a set of demands from the White House in April.

Columbia is among a list of universities that have been targeted by the Trump administration over protests relating to the war in Gaza and other issues, including transgender athletes and diversity, inclusion and inclusion (DEI).

One month after Trump was sworn into office, his administration stripped Columbia of $400m in federal funding over allegations of antisemitism.

The February decision led to the college enacting campus rule changes demanded by the White House, including the re-organisation of its Middle Eastern studies department.

Columbia said as part of the settlement, a vast majority of the cancelled or paused grants would be reinstated.

The agreement codifies many changes the college has announced and includes that a jointly selected independent monitor will be appointed to assess implementation of the agreement.

Some of those adjustments include disciplining students who were part of the encampment on the university’s campus as part of the Gaza protests, requiring those protesting to show their campus ID, not allowing face masks during demonstrations, providing greater oversight of student groups, and an expansion of officers on campus.

“This agreement marks an important step forward after a period of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty,” Acting University President Claire Shipman said in a statement.

“The settlement was carefully crafted to protect the values that define us and allow our essential research partnership with the federal government to get back on track.”

She added that the terms of the agreement would safeguard the school’s independence.

The university said the settlement was not an admission of wrongdoing.