What is the difference between a contract and an endowed college or school at Cornell?
Contract colleges or schools at Cornell University were created by an Act of the New York State Legislature and receive direct funding from New York State. The mission of the contract units is linked directly to the economic and social well-being of New York State. Cornell's contract units are:
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- College of Human Ecology
- School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- College of Veterinary Medicine
Endowed colleges or schools at Cornell are privately funded and do not receive direct funding from New York State. Cornell's endowed colleges or schools are:
- College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Engineering
- School of Hotel Administration
- Graduate School
- Johnson Graduate School of Management
- Law School
- Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City
- Weill Cornell Medical College in Doha, Qatar
- Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (New York City)
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