Cornell University Opens a New World to Students

Cornell University in autumn. Uris Library

Cornell University is located in central New York and is situated on more then four hundred acres of land overlooking the Cayuga Lake. There are many natural waterfalls in and around the campus which contribute to the amazing landscape of Cornell University. The Ivy League school has an enrollment just shy of twenty-thousand students and the tuition costs $24,900 dollars per semester and financial aid is available.

Cornell University was founded in 1865 as a coeducational university which was rare for the time. The school has obviously undergone many changes since its inception. There are more than two hundred and sixty hundred buildings on campus. They serve as dorms, classrooms, laboratories, office space, lecture halls, sports facilities, and dining halls.

Cornell is surrounded by the town of Ithaca, New York. The population of Ithaca and the surrounding area is about 100,000 people and the school is one of the main employers in the area. The other areas of employment are in the high tech, manufacturing, and tourism industry.

The median housing cost in Ithaca, NY is $226,000 dollars. The median income is $25,901, yet a surprising 65.9% of homes in Ithaca are owner occupied. This is an indicator of local pride in the community and a willingness to work hard which is common throughout the region.

The weather experienced while attending Cornell University is what one would expect in the Northeast. The average temperature in Ithaca in January is fifteen degrees and in July it is eighty-one degrees. Students can expect to see 66 inches of snowfall per year. This contributes to the college town feel of downtown Ithaca as students will flock outdoors to enjoy the winter weather. There are man coffee shops, music venues, and movie theaters all nearby the university..

There are eleven schools that make up Cornell University. Cornell was one of the first schools that offered majors in Hotel Administration, Labor Relations, Industrial Relations, and Veterinary Medicine.

The hotel administration program is housed in The Statler Hotel which is an actual hotel, built on campus, where students learn to apply the theories they learned in the classroom to real life situations. Another aspect of the university that is unique is all of the universities libraries and museums are open, and free of charge, to the general public. Cornell University is one of the elite colleges in the country and proves it to its students in the classroom and on the campus every day.