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see also

• at Summer College
• in Ithaca and the Finger Lakes

Facts

For virtual tours of the university, visit Cornell's Ithaca Campus site.

Meanwhile, here are a few fast facts about Cornell:

• The university was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White.
• It’s a member of the Ivy League as well as a partner of the State University of New York.
• Cornell comprises fourteen colleges and schools: eleven units in Ithaca, two units in New York City, and one in Doha, Qatar.
• The university offers approximately 4,000 courses, in nearly one hundred departments and major fields of study.
• The student population includes almost 20,000 people from all over the world.
• The faculty features Nobel laureates, National Medal of Science winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, and many other awardees.
• The magnificent Ithaca campus, overlooking Cayuga Lake, features more than 260 major buildings on 745 acres.