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Cornell University

Cornell University
349 Pine Tree Road
Ithaca, NY 14850

Official telephone: (607) 255-2000
Website: www.cornell.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 14,315
Full-time undergraduates: 14,315
Total graduate students: 7,589
Full-time graduate students: 7,589
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 65%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
20.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
37.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
9.1% Nonresident Alien
7.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
18.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
12.1% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
40.9% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
9.7% Nonresident Alien
8.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 745 acres
City or town school is located in: Ithaca, NY
Population of city/town: 30,515
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Campuses in New York City and abroad in Doha, Qatar.
Nearest major city: Syracuse, NY
Distance of nearest major city: 60 miles
Population of nearest major city: 144,669
Online campus map: www.cornell.edu/about/
maps

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. On-campus housing only guaranteed for first-year, sophomore, and transfer students.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (59%)
  • women's dorms (6%)
  • sorority housing (5%)
  • fraternity housing (11%)
  • single-student apartments (4%)
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students (1%)
  • special housing for international students (2%)
  • cooperative housing (2%)
  • other housing including Theme housing. (10%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 55%
Percent of students who live off campus: 45%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, Code of Academic Integrity.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Other computer facilities/services: Computer sales and services, personal student web space, Help Desk, loaner laptops, multi-media production facilities, 3D imaging and mapping software, course management system, online discussion groups and collaborative software, Internet TV in residence halls. Online services include grades, bursar and financial aid information, transcripts ordering, and course enrollment.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Rare book and manuscript collection.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Biotechnology institute, woods sanctuary, optical observatories, arboretum, botanical garden, particle accelerator, supercomputer, art museum, ornithology lab, vertebrate museum, orchard, dairy pilot plant, mineralogical museum, animal teaching hospital, agricultural experiment stations, marine lab; performing arts, veterinary medical, national resource, and Africana studies/research centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, Professional supplemental support and tutoring services for math, chemistry, biology, physics, economics and statistics.
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, student-alumni job-shadowing programs.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 47
Percent of men who join fraternities: 33%
Number of social sororities on campus: 18
Percent of women who join sororities: 34%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Cornell Daily Sun; Cornell Review, published biweekly
Number of honor societies: 22
Total number of registered organizations: 1017
Campus-based religious organizations:
African-American Worship, Campus Crusade, Chesterton House: A Center for Christian Studies, Chi Alpha, Christian Fellowship, Episcopal (Anglican) group, First Ithaca Chinese Christian Church, Grace Christian Fellowship, Graduate Christian Fellowship, Hindu Students Council, Jewish (Yudowitz Center for Campus Life), Christian Science group, Muslim group (MECA), Navigators, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Protestant Cooperative Ministry, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Roman Catholic group, Southern Baptist group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints group, The Roitman Chabad Center, Tibetan Buddhist group, Unitarian-Universalist, Zen Buddhist group, Christian Faculty/Staff Forum, International Christian Fellowship, Hong Kong Christian Fellowship
Minority student organizations:
Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, Asian Pacific Americans for Action, Black Law Students Association, Hispanic-American Business Leaders Association, LINK: Men's Alliance, Men of Color Council, Minority Business Students Association, Minority Industrial and Labor Relations Student organization, MOSAIC, Multicultural Greek Letter Council, National Organization of Minority Architecture Students, national Society of Minorities in Hospitality, Mew American Cornell, Science Organization of Latinos, Student Assembly
International student organizations:
India Association, Filipino Association, Lebanese Club, Society of Polish Students, AIESEC, American Jewish Committee, Chilean Association, China Review, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Esperanto Club; Brazilian, Caribbean, Egyptian, Korean, and Mexican Student Associations
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Veterinarians Interested in Developing Areas, Americans For Informed Democracy, Amnesty International, Asha, Association for Preservation Technology, Baja SAE Racing, Big Red Relief, Briggs Society of International Law, Cayuga's Waiters, Engineers for a Sustainable World, Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Grads, Genetically Engineered Machines, Global Medical Brigades, Golden Key International Honour Society, The Hangovers, Health International, Help Us Stop Hunger, Hospitality Students International, International Affairs Review, International Affairs Society, International Alternative Breaks, International Christian Fellowship, International Facility Management Association, International Justice Mission, International Leadership Forum, International Planning Student Organization, International Socialist Organization, International Student Program Board, International Women's Day, Johnson On Tap, Justice for Children International, Key Elements, Kyoto Now!, LL.M. Association, Mainland China Student Association, MicroChange, National Security Law Society, New World Agriculture and Ecology Group, Organization for Labor Action, Organization of Cornell Planners, Student Assembly, Student Organization for the Advancement of Research, Student Society for Public Health, Students Against Sweatshops, Triple Helix, Unite For Sight; global affairs, global development, Israel business, and karate clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: J. Andrew Noel,
Athletic Director
Athletics homepage: www.cornell.edu/live-view
School colors: carnelian red and white
School mascot: Big Red Bear
Athletic conference memberships: Eastern College Athletic Conference (Division I, Football Championship Subdivision I-AA), Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (Division I), Ivy League (Division I, Football Championship Subdivision I-AA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballnoNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. I
Men's crewno 
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. I
Men's divingnoNCAA Div. I
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. I
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. I
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. I
Men's polono 
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. I
Men's squashno 
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. I
Men's wrestlingnoNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. I
Women's crewnoNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. I
Women's equestrian sportsnoNCAA Div. I
Women's fencingnoNCAA Div. I
Women's field hockeynoNCAA Div. I
Women's gymnasticsnoNCAA Div. I
Women's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. I
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. I
Women's polono 
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. I
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. I
Women's squashnoNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. I
Athletic facilities:
indoor/outdoor track, indoor arena, swimming pools, football/lacrosse stadium, intercollegiate fields, bowling alley, intramural fields, rowing center, golf course, fencing salle, rink, indoor/outdoor tennis courts, squash courts, climbing wall; equestrian, recreation, strength/conditioning, sailing, and wrestling centers
Intramural/Recreational sports:
Alpine skiing, badminton, basketball, bowling, boxing, cycling, cross-country skiing, dance sport, disc golf, dodge ball, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, horseshoes doubles, judo, kickball, lacrosse, martial arts, non-tackle football, paintball, roller hockey, rugby, sailing, sand volleyball, skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, squash, sychronized skating, table tennis, tennis, Thai boxing, ultimate Frisbee, underwater hockey, volleyball, windsurfing, wrestling
Club sports for men:
Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, cricket, cross-country, cross-country skiing, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, roller hockey, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, squash, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for women:
Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, basketball, cricket, cross-country, cross-country skiing, cycling, equestrian sports, figure skating, golf, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, roller hockey, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, softball, squash, synchronized skating, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Syracuse, NY (60 miles)
Nearest other airport: Ithaca, NY (2 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Syracuse, NY (60 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Ithaca, NY (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 23% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University, New York University, Stanford University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 58% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Amazon, Citi, Cornell University, Ernst & Young, General Electric, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Teach for America, National Institutes of Health, Oracle, Deutsche Bank, Google, Microsoft, Deloitte Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Toni Morrison, Pultizer and Nobel prize winning author
  • Steven Squyres, Cornell professor and NASA Mars Rover science project leader
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court Justice.

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