Cornell University
Cornell is an internationally renowned university consisting of thirteen colleges. Overall enrollment is almost nineteen thousand which includes forty-five hundred students in the Graduate School. Founded in 1865, Cornell is the youngest member of the Ivy League and is New York State's Land Grant Institution. Cornell Faculty Members are leaders in their fields and many have been honored as Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and members of the National Academy of Sciences.
Most of the colleges in the university are in Ithaca, New York, in the southern part of the Finger Lakes region. The Medical College is in New York City. The population of the city and town of Ithaca, including students, is about 45,000. The city is well served by air and ground transportation.
For recreation, the Ithaca and Cornell communities offer a wide range of social and cultural opportunities. From sailing on Cayuga lake to performing in a local theater or participating in local sporting activities, the area offers attractive choices for everyone.
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