349 Pine Tree Road
Ithaca, NY 14853
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1865
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 13,515
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $3,832,326,306
Admissions
Application Fee: $65
Application Deadline: January 1
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $32,981
Room/Board: $10,726
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Cornell University, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Microsoft, Steve and Barry’s University Sportswear, Teach for America, UBS, US Navy, Weill Medical College
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 7,403,263
Number of current serial subscriptions: 80,633
Number of microforms: 8,204,567
Number of audiovisuals: 175,687
Number of ebooks: 241,108
Other library facilities: Cornell University Library (CUL) is one of the 10 largest academic research libraries in the U.S. Comprised of 20 unique libraries, CUL holds close to 8 million printed volumes, subscribes to more than 60,000 journals, and provides access to more than 150,000 electronic publications and databases. The library?s website, www.library.cornell.edu, is a portal to the world of information beyond books, providing students and faculty alike with easy access to an ever-increasing array of both electronic and print resources. CUL?s innovative services provide easy access to outstanding collections that support academic programs in Asian and Africana studies; arts and humanities; engineering; computer science; agriculture; architecture; hotel administration; industrial and labor relations; law; physical, social, and biological sciences; business management; human and veterinary medicine, and more. Cornell?s superb rare book and manuscript holdings include comprehensive collections on medieval and Renaissance literature, the Reformation, 18th-century France and England, American history, Anglo-American literature, Icelandic history and culture, the history of science, women’s studies and the politics of human sexuality. Cornell University Library is a leader in the integration of traditional library resources and services with dynamic new digital technologies. A staff of more than 135 professional librarians is available to assist students in navigating the emerging global information environment. Their commitment to excellent service has resulted in a #1 national ranking in overall service quality among peer research libraries for three years running. With ultramodern computing labs, wireless network access, cyber cafes, quiet areas for individual and group study, special events, and exhibitions, Cornell University Library is an active and inviting center for information discovery and the celebration of knowledge.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Laboratory of Ornithology, Carl A. Kroch Library (Rare and Manuscript Collections), Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell Plantations (Natural Areas and Living Plant Collections), McGraw Tower (Cornell Chimes), Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics, Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, Veterinary Medical Center, New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Duffield Hall (Nanotechnology), Rhodes Hall (Theory Center), Willard Straight Hall (Student Union)
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 3,000
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 350
Classrooms: 800
Labs: 75
Other areas: 350
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 35,000
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 95%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 54%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 28%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 22%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 54%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – No
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (64%), women’s dorms (6%), men’s dorms (0%), sorority housing (5%), fraternity housing (11%), apartments for married students (5%), apartment for single students (6%), special housing for disabled students (0%), special housing for international students (1%), cooperative housing (2%), other housing options (0%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 52%
Doubles: 45%
Triples or Suites: 2%
Apartments: 0%
Other: 1%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 84
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 95%
Campus Size: 745 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Syracuse (60), Ithaca (2)
Nearest train station: Syracuse (60)
Nearest bus station: Ithaca (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 51%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,800
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: The 21-bell Cornell Chimes, atop 173-foot Jennie McGraw Tower, are played daily by student chimesmasters. Nearly the entire campus turns out just before spring break to watch architecture students parade a student-built beast on Dragon Day. Every fall, the New Student Reading Project introduces all freshmen to a provocative work, such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Sophocles’ Antigone, Franz Kafka’s The Trial and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. Noted Asian, American and graphic-arts collections are augmented by many exhibitions at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, a distinctive showpiece designed by I. M. Pei. Student and faculty soloists and orchestral and choral groups play in a multiplicity of auditoriums, and there are recitals by every manner of visiting performer, from symphonies to rock stars. (Many say the Grateful Dead’s 1977 performance in the university’s Barton Hall was their best ever. ) Cornell Cinema, with screens in two campus locations, offers evocative motion picture programming in an academic setting. An annual series of theater and dance productions in large and small theaters at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts feature students and visiting professionals on stage and backstage. Alumni Christopher Reeves and Jimmy Smits performed at Cornell. Visiting lecturers abound, and students enjoy special access to A. D. White Professors-at-Large (recently including John Cleese, Jane Goodall, and Oliver Sachs). Cornell’s 36 varsity teams play in such distinctive venues as the Friedman Center, the nation’s only freestanding college wrestling arena; Schoellkopf Field, with its crescent-shaped grandstand; and the legendary Lynah ice hockey rink, where 4, 000 fans cheer on the Big Red. Next door in the Bartels field house, the expansive Lindseth Climbing Wall is an indoor training device for the heralded Cornell Outdoor Education program. Cornell University Library has an extraordinary array of holdings and special collections in 17 Ithaca campus facilities and is a national leader in digital technology and electronic resources.