Cornell University |Study Abroad Admission in Cornell University in USA

A Brief Introduction

The Cornell University was established 150 years ago in Ithaca, New York. It is a private, public mission University and is a partner of the State University of New York. It was ranked 11th amongst the world’s top universities in the world by Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR). It has students from all 50 American states and 122 countries.

Campus

The campus spreads across 2,300 acres New York State's Finger Lakes region Ithaca. It has been as one of the top 100 world’s best places to live, comes in top 10 recreation cities, one of the greenest cities to live in and has been termed as a ‘foodie’ term. The University has two satellite medical hospitals, The New York City and the second one is in the Education City, Qatar.

The University was ranked 6th worldwide by the Princeton Review Guide in 2015.

Colleges

The colleges of the university are as follows-

College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
College of Architecture, Art & Planning
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Engineering
College of Human Ecology
College of Veterinary Medicine

Schools

The schools of the university are:-

School Of Hotel Administration(SHA)
School Of Industrial And Labor Relations(ILR)
Graduate School
Cornell Law School
Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School Of Management
Weill Cornell Graduate School Of Medical Sciences
School Of Continuing Education And Summer Session

Courses

The university provides non-degree applicable courses, introductory courses, short time courses, long time courses, professional and graduate level courses, master level, and doctoral level.

For more information please refer the following link-

https://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/courses.php?action=dept_list

Accommodation

The University has several housing facilities for undergraduate, graduate and post graduation students. The University is demarcated into three campuses: north campus, west campus, and college town. In 2014, its dining ranked #3 by Princeton. It has around 20 dining locations on-campus.

Cost of living

Cornell University offers students dining as well as housing options. The housing costs was $8,112 in 2014 - 2015 and the cost for a typical meal plan was $5,566.

The following table summarises expected costs at Cornell University for both on-campus and off-campus housing, meals and other expenses.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$13,680	$13,680
-- Housing	$8,112
-- Meals	$5,566
Other Living Expenses	$1,770	$1,770
Books and Supplies	$870	$870
Total	$16,320	$16,320

		Land-Grant (NY State Contract) Colleges	Land-Grant (NY State Contract) Colleges
	Endowed Colleges	NY State Resident	Non-NY State Resident
Tuition and student activities fee	$50,953	$34,209	$50,953
Housing	$8,274	$8,274	$8,274
Dining	$5,626	$5,626	$5,626
Books and supplies*	$910	$910	$910
Personal and misc. expenses	$1,850	$1,850	$1,850
TOTAL	$67,613	$50,869	$67,613

Tuition Fees

The total cost of tuition is inclusive of tuition, student fees, and expenses for housing and dining, books, supplies and personal items. Your tuition fee depends on which college you enroll in and whether or not you are a New York State resident.

Costs to attend Cornell for the 2016-17 academic school year (excluding travel allowances) are estimated below:

*In the academic year book the budget for students in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning and students in the majors Landscape Architecture, Design & Environmental Analysis, and Fiber Science & Apparel Design is $1,510.

Scholarship

The University offers two types of scholarships to its students: Cornell University Grant and endowed scholarships.

The scholarships are offered to students who are in need of financial aids. For these, the students must meet the eligibility criteria. There is no minimum or maximum amount for scholarship.

Noted Alumni

Sr. No.	NAME	NOTABILITY
1.	Mario García Menocal	President of Cuba, 1913–21
2.	Ruth Bader Ginsburg	U.S. Supreme Court associate justice
3.	Henry Morgenthau, Jr.	Secretary of the Treasury, 1934–45
4.	John Alden Dix	38th Governor of New York, 1911–1912
5.	Goodwin Knight	Governor of California, 1953–1959
6.	Edwin L. Crawford	executive of Broome County, New York
7.	Roy P. Wilcox	Wisconsin politician
8.	David Duffield	Co-founder of PeopleSoft and Workday
9.	Nathaniel A. Owings	Founding partner of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM)
10.	Robert I. Toll	Co-founder of Toll Brothers

Advising & Counselling

The University offers advice and counselling to its students. For more information on this, check out the following link:

http://admissions.cornell.edu/counselors

Contact Address

Cornell University

410 Thurston Avenue

Ithaca, NY 14850