Welcome to Cornell!

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

Ezra Cornell 1868

Any person…

• 13,600 undergraduates

• 50 states and over 120 nations

• 50% women; 50% men

• 30% with a multicultural background

• more than 30 religious-based organizations

• need-blind admission

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 first-year 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

• over 34,000 applications per year for a freshman class of 3,150

• enroll about a third of the first-year class through early decision

• most accepted students in the top 10% of their class

• practice highly selective admissions

• enroll nearly 600 transfer students each year

Admissions by the Numbers

Admissions: What Cornell

Looks For

• intellectual interests

• academic profile

• standardized tests (not required for transfers)

• recommendations

• involvement in school and community

“The whole person matters to Cornell.”

How to Apply

• Common Application plus required Cornell Supplement

• option of selecting an alternate college

• use the Cornell viewbook and the admissions Web site

• two freshman application options: early decision/regular decision

• two transfer applications options: spring and fall

• 100% need-based aid

• 100% need-blind admissions

• a consistent package from year to year

• student employment is available

• 49% of matriculated students receive financial aid from Cornell

• New financial aid initiative eliminates and reduces need-based loans

Family income under $75,000, no need-based loans Between $75,000 and $120,000, loans capped at $3,000

Financing Your Cornell Education

• 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!