Welcome to Cornell! “I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.” Ezra Cornell 1865.

Welcome to Cornell!

“I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.”

Ezra Cornell

1865

Any person…

• 13,600 undergraduates(freshmen and transfers)

• 50 states and over 120 nations

• 50% women; 50% men

• 30% with a multicultural background

• more than 30 religious-based organizations

• need-blind admission

“Elite. Not elitist.”

Any person…

• 4,000 courses

• 100 academic departments

• 90+ undergraduate majors

• interdisciplinary and cultural studies programs

• over 40 languages taught in the classroom

Any study…

• College of Arts and Sciences

• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

• College of Engineering

• College of Human Ecology

• School of Hotel Administration

• School of Industrial and Labor Relations

• College of Architecture, Art, and Planning

Seven Undergraduate Colleges and Schools

• one of the smallest liberal arts colleges in the Ivy League

• over 40 majors

• 2,000 courses offered (over 250 new courses developed each year)

• Independent Majors and the College Scholars Program

• strong area studies programs, including Africana Studies, Asian Studies, and Latino and Latin American Studies

Arts and Sciences: Excellence, Innovation, and Tradition

The Constellation of Professional Colleges

• Agriculture and Life Sciences: 24 fields of study, including the accredited business program in Applied Economics & Management

• Engineering: 13 majors, great research opportunities, and Co-op

• Human Ecology: 11 academic programs focused on contemporary human issues and problems

• Hotel Administration: the world’s finest education for the world’s largest industry

• Industrial and Labor Relations: the nation’s only undergraduate program in this area

• Architecture, Art, and Planning: three distinct departments with creativity and the urban experience in common—and the chance to study in Rome

• Cornell faculty teach undergraduate courses

• experts in their fields, including Nobel Prize winners, teach introductory classes

• faculty serve as academic advisors

• they supervise independent studies and research projects • professors act as advisors to 800+ student organizations

• they live and sometimes teach in first year residence halls

A World Class Faculty: Dedicated to Teaching Undergraduates

Opportunities for Undergraduate Research

• with faculty in all 7 colleges

• all academic disciplines

• individual and team projects

• undergrads publish work and present at conferences

• formal programs include:

- Undergraduate Research Board- Cornell Presidential Research Scholars- Hughes Undergraduate Research Program in Biology

• Cornell Abroad

• Cornell in Washington

• The Urban Semester

• Shoals Marine Laboratory

• The Rome Program

• Archaeological Digs

• Arecibo Observatory

Adventures inOff-Campus

Study

• 800+ student organizations open to all who wish to participate

• varsity sports, intramurals, phys ed, outdoor education

• volunteering/public service

• music, theatre, art, cinema, dance

• lectures, readings, colloquia

• 46 fraternities/ 21 sororities

Student Life: So Many Choices

• the North Campus Community

• program houses (open to freshmen and transfers)

• special first-year programs: – the Carol Tatkon Center – First-Year Writing Seminars – the first-year summer reading project

• fitness centers, great food, great friends

Residence Life:The First Year Experience

• Ithaca—New York’s “Little Apple”—a

lively and cosmopolitan college town

• thriving music, theatre, and art scenes

• “Ithaca is gorges”—four state parks and over 100 waterfalls

• museums, festivals, farmers’ markets

• Collegetown and the Ithaca Commons

Ithaca and the Finger Lakes

• Ithaca—New York’s “Little Apple”—a

lively and cosmopolitan college town

• thriving music, theatre, and art scenes

• “Ithaca is gorges”—four state parks and over 100 waterfalls

• museums, festivals, farmers’ markets

• Collegetown and the Ithaca Commons

• tremendous academic depth and breadth

• world renowned faculty

• outstanding libraries and facilities

• bright, creative, motivated students

• distinguished and loyal alums

• a history of tradition and service

• a name that opens doors for you

The Cornell Advantage

• attend admissions info sessions

• take a campus tour led by a Cornell student

• sit in on classes during the academic year

• eat in the dining halls

• sample student life through overnight hosting

• visit the Cornell Store, the Johnson Museum of Art, the student union in Willard Straight Hall, the Plantations, the Ornithology Lab

Make Yourself at Home!