Cornell is a research university with a 2,300-acre campus, located in Ithaca, New York, founded in 1865. It is a member of the Ivy League, committed to improving quality and providing exceptional education to students everywhere.

Cornell was the first university to offer an undergraduate program in the United States. It was also the first university to teach Far Eastern languages and 19 classical and modern Asian languages.

The White Library is the center of intellectual life on the Cornell University campus. Library staff are available and offer 24/7 support, both in-person and online, to assist with managing collections and supporting essays, exams, and long-term projects.

The dreamy canteen at Cornell University.

Cornell is described as the first true university in the United States due to the revolutionary vision of equality and practicality of its educational founders.

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Cornell University.

Alumni and faculty have brought Cornell 47 Nobel Prizes. Additionally, Cornell has been awarded the world’s leading Master’s degree in Journalism, the first Bachelor of Medicine degree, and the first Ph.D. in Electrical and Industrial Engineering in the United States.