Introduction
When the name Cornell University comes up in conversation, people who
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| Overall Score (about) | 98.4 |
| Total Cost On-Campus Attendance | $73,904 |
| Admission Success rate | N/A |
| ACT / SAT 75%ile scores | 34 / 1540 |
| Student Ratio Students-to-Faculty | 13 : 1 |
| Retention (full-time / part-time) | 97% / N/A |
| Enrollment Total (all students) | 23,600 |
Academics
Regardless of which undergraduate college you technically enrolled in, you can take classes from every school on campus, and there
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Admissions
Every fall, thousands of applications pour into the Admissions Office. Over 30,000 students apply for admission to one of the seven colleges. The Undergraduate Admissions Office collects and keeps track of all the applications and, once they are complete, funnels the applications to admissions offices in each college for decisions. The Common Application and short in-house supplement are used in all the colleges (interviews and portfolios are required for some).
At this stage applicants must decide which of the colleges to apply to. For example, one can major in biology in both the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and in the College of Arts and Sciences. In the Ag school, bio focuses on the natural world. In Arts and Sciences, biology can be studied with anything from classic civilizations to anthropology to linguistics. (Don
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Housing
All freshmen have a similar first-year housing experience, living together in residence halls located on North Campus. Some returning students elect to live in residence halls on West Campus, but about half of students live off campus in sorority or fraternity houses, in Collegetown, and in the surrounding areas. There are a variety of off-campus options to choose from, from high-tech (and expensive) apartment buildings to three-story Victorian houses with six apartments that include oddities like oval windows, sinks in hallways, and sitdown showers.
Parties
The university offers a lot of music, theater, dance, and films, but if you
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Athletics
The athletic department fields varsity teams in basketball, crosscountry, indoor and outdoor track, soccer, squash, tennis, polo, lacrosse, field hockey, rowing, gymnastics, and hockey. Known as the Big Red, the sports teams are of championship quality.
Alumni
In addition to the main Career Services Office, each of the undergraduate colleges also has a career services center where students can go for career planning and information, job search strategies, and advising. Alumni around the world network with current students to help them find jobs and offer externships to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who want to experience the real world of work. Placement rates into medical, veterinary, and law schools are considerably higher than the national average for other colleges and universities.
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