Cornell University是一个私人机构,成立于1865. It has undergraduate enrollment of around 13,935, the setting of it is rural, and the campus area is 745 acres. It has a semester-based academic calendar. Cornell University's ranking in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities, 15.
Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York has over 500 student organizations on campus, which range from the International Affairs Society to the the Big Red Marching Band. The students of first year lives in the north campus, and the university has housing options for the upperclassmen and graduate students, though several choose to live off campus. Cornell has a flourishing Greek life, with approximately 70 total fraternity and sorority chapters. Cornell has over 30 NCAA Division I varsity teams that compete in the Ivy League. The Cornell Big Red is best known for their men’s successful lacrosse team, which won seven consecutive Ivy League titles from 2003 to 2009. Cornell also has a strong hockey program.
Cornell’s 14 colleges and schools each admit their own students and provide their own faculty, although every graduate receives a degree from Cornell University. The Universitie’s two biggest undergraduate colleges are the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Its graduate schools include the highly ranked College of Engineering, Law School, S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, Weill Cornell Medical College, and a regarded program in the education. Cornell is well known for its top-ranked College of Veterinary Medicine and the highly esteemed School of Hotel Management. One of Cornell’s ancient traditions is Dragon Day, during which a dragon built by the first-year architecture students is paraded through campus and then burned during a bonfire celebrating the coming of spring. The famous alumni include the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bill Nye, the Science Guy and author E.B. White.
Campus Location
Ithaca, NY 14853
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1865
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-rural