Cornell University

For other uses of the name Cornell, see Cornell (disambiguation).

About Cornell

Cornell is well known for its research, as well as both its undergraduate and graduate education programs. Cornell consistently ranks in the top decile in college and university rankings; it ranked 13th in the 2006 U.S. News and World Report "National Universities" ranking,http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/natudoc/tier1/t1natudoc_brief.php, 4th in the 2005 Washington Monthly "National Universities" ranking of service to the nation http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2005/0509.collegeguide.html, and is widely considered to be one of the best universities in the country. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5626574/site/newsweek/

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Decile - College and university rankings - 2006 - U.S. News and World Report - Washington Monthly

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The University has seven undergraduate and seven graduate level academic units, as well as three intercollege divisions, the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions, and the Cornell University Library. Cornell's students hail from all corners of the globe, and represent over 120 countries and all fifty United States. Admissions are highly competitive; for the Class of 2009, 26.1% of applicants were admitted. Over 88% of them graduated in the top 10% of their high school class (among schools reporting class rank).http://dpb.cornell.edu/irp/pdf/FactBook/Admissions/Undergraduate/profile.pdf

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Academic units - Cornell University Library

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Cornell's main campus is situated on a rolling site of 745 acres (3 km²) overlooking Cayuga Lake, the largest of the Finger Lakes, and the central portion is bounded to its north and south by picturesque gorges and waterfalls.

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Cornell's main campus - Cayuga Lake - Finger Lakes

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The Joan and Sanford Weill Cornell Medical College and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences are located at the New York City campus. In addition, the university operates a medical school campus in Education City, Qatar, the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the Shoals Marine Laboratory off the coast of Maine (in cooperation with the University of New Hampshire), the New York State Cooperative Extension system, and several other teaching or research facilities around the world.

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Joan and Sanford Weill Cornell Medical College - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences - New York City - Education City, Qatar - Geneva, New York - Arecibo Observatory - Puerto Rico - Maine - University of New Hampshire - Cooperative Extension

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The Cornell motto is an 1865 quotation by Ezra Cornell stating "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study". This quote encapsulates both Ezra Cornell's desire and modern Cornell University's platform to have a diverse student population taking courses in diverse subjects. From its founding in the aftermath of the industrial revolution and the U.S. Civil War as a university where the classics and more practical subjects, such as engineering and agriculture, were taught with equal fervor, to the establishment of the first American medical school outside of the United States in 2001, Cornell is a pioneer in American education—educational historian Frederick Rudolph once called it "the first American university."

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Industrial revolution - U.S. Civil War - Classics - Engineering - Agriculture - American - Medical school - 2001

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It was the first major institution in the eastern United States to admit women along with men, when the first women enrolled in 1870. Among other firsts, it awarded the first university degrees in veterinary medicine and journalism, taught the first course in American history, formed the first university publishing company, and awarded the nation's first doctorates in electrical engineering and industrial engineering. The School of Hotel Administration and New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations are the first four-year schools devoted to those fields.

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United States - 1870 - Veterinary medicine - Journalism - American history - School of Hotel Administration - New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations

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The school colors are carnelian (a shade of red) and white, a play on "Cornellian" and Andrew Dickson White. The name of Cornell's athletic teams is the "Big Red"; a bear is commonly used as the unofficial mascot, which dates back to the introduction of the mascot "Touchdown" in 1915, a live bear who was brought onto the field during football games. The sports teams participate in the Ivy League and the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). At sporting events, Cornellians sing the University's alma mater "Far Above Cayuga's Waters" and fight song "Give My Regards to Davy". People associated with the University are called "Cornellians"; "Cornellian" may also be used as an adjective and is the name of the university's annual.

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Carnelian - Red - White - Big Red - Ivy League - Eastern College Athletic Conference - Alma mater - Far Above Cayuga's Waters - Fight song - Give My Regards to Davy - Cornellians - Annual

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