Institution overview
Cornell University is a private nonprofit research university based in Ithaca, United States. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White as New York's land-grant university. The university provides bachelor's, master's and doctoral education. Its academic portfolio includes arts and humanities, social sciences, business and management, engineering and technology, computer science, natural sciences, medicine and health, law, education, design and agriculture. Teaching is delivered in English, although the language, curriculum and attendance requirements vary by faculty and programme. Its principal institutional location is in Ithaca, New York, while individual schools and programmes may use additional teaching or research sites. Libraries, laboratories and other specialist facilities support the subjects offered by the institution. Applicants should use the official university website and the relevant programme pages to confirm current entry requirements, qualification structure, teaching language and study location. This record describes the university as a whole; professional schools, international campuses and partner programmes may apply separate admissions and awarding arrangements. Programme structures and available subjects can change between academic years, so applicants should rely on the current institutional catalogue.
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- Institution type
- University
- Operating status
- Active
- Ownership
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1865
- Address
- 300 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853
- Teaching languages
- English
- Primary pathway
- Higher Education
- Education pathways
- Higher Education
- Qualification levels
- Bachelor; Graduate Certificate; Master; First Professional Degree; Doctorate
- Fields of study
- Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences; Business and Management; Engineering and Technology; Computer Science; Natural Sciences; Medicine and Health; Law; Education; Design; Agriculture; Health Professions and Related Programs; Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences; Natural Resources and Conservation; Architecture and Related Services; Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Personal and Culinary Services; Engineering; Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields; Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences; Legal Professions and Studies; English Language and Literature/Letters; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics; Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; Philosophy and Religious Studies; Physical Sciences; Psychology; Public Administration and Social Service Professions; Visual and Performing Arts; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; History
- Delivery modes
- On-campus
- University system
- Cornell University