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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
URL: http://www.cornell.edu
General Phone: (607)255-2000
Admissions: (607)255-5241
Financial Aid:

Fast Facts

Control: Private (nonprofit)
Coed Status: Coeducational
Campus Setting: Small City
(< 100,000 residents)
Calendar System: Semester
HBCU: No
Year Founded: 1865
School Colors: Carnelian Red, White
School Nickname: Big Red

Student Body (Fall 2008)

Total Student Population
(20,273 students)		 Attendance Status
of All Undergraduates		 Demographic Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates		 Gender Breakdown
of Full-Time Undergraduates
Undergraduates 13,846
Graduates 5,497
Professional 930
Total Students 20,273
Full-Time 13,772
African American 699
American Indian 66
Asian American 2,283
Caucasian 6,761
Hispanic American 768
International 1,135
Not Specified 2,060
Male 6,992
Female 6,780

Colleges to Consider
Students interested in Cornell University also expressed interest in the following colleges:
1. Columbia University in the City of New York
2. New York University
3. Brown University
4. University of Pennsylvania
5. Princeton University
6. Yale University
7. Harvard University
8. Stanford University
9. Dartmouth College
10. Georgetown University




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