Cornell University

Cornell University is a private school founded in 1865. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 16,071 (Fall 2023) and is located on a 745-acre campus in a rural area. Cornell uses a semester-based academic calendar. Cornell is ranked 11th among national universities in the 2025 edition of Best Colleges. Tuition and fees are $69,314.

Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and is home to more than 1,000 student organizations, including the Big Red Marching Band and the International Affairs Association. First-year students live on North Campus, and the university offers housing options for upperclassmen and graduate students, but many students choose to live off-campus. Greek life at Cornell is thriving, with more than 60 fraternity and sorority chapters. Cornell has 35 NCAA Division I varsity teams that compete in the Ivy League. The Cornell Big Red is known for its successful men's field hockey and men's wrestling teams; the university also has a strong ice hockey program.

Each of Cornell's seven undergraduate colleges and schools enrolls its own students and provides its own faculty, although every graduate receives a degree from Cornell. Cornell's two largest undergraduate colleges are the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Its graduate schools include the highly ranked S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, the College of Engineering, the School of Law, and the Weill Cornell Medical College. Cornell is also known for its top-rated School of Veterinary Medicine and its highly regarded School of Hospitality Management. One of Cornell's oldest traditions is Dragon Day, on which a dragon built by first-year architecture students parades across campus. Notable alumni include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, author E.B. White, and Bill "The Science Guy" Nye.