• Cornell University is a private institution of higher education granting undergraduate, graduate and medical degrees. An Ivy League institution, Cornell has a total yearly enrollment of approximately 20,000 students.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1865
  2. Founded by Ezra Cornell
  3. Location: Ithaca, New York
  4. President: David J. Skorton
  5. Faculty: Approx 2700
  6. 70 undergraduate majors
  7. Over 4,000 courses
  8. Nickname: Big Red
  9. Part of the Ivy League Athletic Conference

• About Cornell

  Located on 745 acres, Cornell is a land-grant institution comprised of seven undergraduate colleges: College of Human Ecology, School of Hotel Administration, College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, College of Agriculture, and School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Known for their medical school, Cornell produces more graduates that go on to become doctors than any other university. Given this concentration, the university also offers two medical campuses in New York City and in Qatar.Cornell University: Facts about Cornell

• Quotes

  "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study"- Motto by Ezra Cornell

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