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Cornell University

Cornell University
410 Thurston Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14850

Official telephone: (607) 255-2000
Fax number: (607) 255-0659
Website: https://www.cornell.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 16,071
Full-time undergraduates: 15,919
Part-time undergraduates: 152
Total graduate students: 10,163
Full-time graduate students: 9,437
Part-time graduate students: 726
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
24.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
14.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
32.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.4% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
9.5% Nonresident Alien
6.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 745 acres
Nearest major city: Syracuse

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing
Percent of students who live in school housing: 52%
Percent of students who live off campus: 49%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1500
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Cornell Concert Commission; Cornell University Programming Board; Sports Clubs; Alpha Phi Omega; Outing Club

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's rowing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's squash NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's water polo  
Men's wrestling NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's crew NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's equestrian sports NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's fencing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's gymnastics NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's ice hockey NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's sailing NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's squash NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's water polo  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; archery; bowling; baseball; basketball; cheerleading; equestrian sports; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; gymnastics; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; sailing; soccer; softball; squash; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; wrestling; rowing; sand volleyball; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Syracuse Hancock International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 70% within six months of graduation

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