University Facts
Cornell by the numbers.
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Statistics
| Founded | 1865 | By Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White. |
| Opened | 1868 | Morrill Hall was the first building constructed on the main Ithaca campus, which today includes 608 buildings on more than 2000 acres. |
| Identity | Private university, public mission | Cornell is the federal land-grant institution of New York State, a private endowed university, a member of the Ivy League/Ancient Eight, and a partner of the State University of New York. It has been described as the first truly American university because of its founders' revolutionarily egalitarian and practical vision of higher education, and is dedicated to its land-grant mission of outreach and public service. |
| Colleges and schools | 16 | Nine undergraduate units and four graduate and professional units in Ithaca, two medical graduate and professional units in New York City, and one in Doha, Qatar. |
| Faculty | 1,729 |
| Academic Professionals | 1,094 |
| Staff | 7,656 |
Regular and part-time faculty and employees. Staff include non-professorial academic employees (instruction, research, extension, and library) and non academic employees. Ithaca campus only (includes Cornell Tech).
| Undergraduate | 15,503 |
| Graduate | 7,101 |
| Professional | 2,978 |
| Total university | 25,582 |
Student enrollment include all on-campus and off campus registrants and participants in employee degree programs. Students registered as in absentia are not included. Ithaca campus only (includes Cornell Tech). "Professional" schools are Law, Johnson School of Management and the Veterinary School.
| Female | Male | Minority | International | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduates | 54% | 46% | 49% | 10% |
| Graduate | 49% | 51% | 21% | 50% |
| Professional | 49% | 51% | 25% | 37% |
"Minority" includes Asian, Black, Hispanic, American Indian and multi-racial students who are U.S. citizens or legal residents. Ithaca campus only (includes Cornell Tech).
| New York State | 30% |
| Middle States | 11% |
| New England | 6% |
| Midwest | 5% |
| South | 7% |
| Southwest | 3% |
| West | 10% |
| Territories | <1% |
| USA, unknown | 2% |
| International | 24% |
Includes undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Ithaca campus only (includes Cornell Tech). Student home region at time of matriculation. "Middle States" region includes Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Washington D.C.
| Bachelor's degrees | 3,849 |
| Master's degrees | 2,888 |
| PhD, JSD and DMA | 476 |
| D.V.M. | 107 |
| J.D. | 194 |
| Total university | 7,514 |
Degrees granted from July 1 - to June 30th. Ithaca and Roosevelt Island (Cornell Tech) campuses only. Data as of 6/30/2021