Standard Profile: Cornell University

Cornell University

www.cornell.edu

General College Information:

Private 4-year university, founded 1865.

Small town campus setting on 745 acres, located in Ithaca (population=30,000), 60 miles south of Syracuse.

Semester-based academic year

Total Student Population (approx.): 14,000 undergraduates; 4500 graduate students; 1800 professional/other.

Undergraduates (approx.): 100% full-time; 40% from New York; 27% minorities (5% African-American; 16% Asian-American; 5% Hispanic-American; <1% Native American); 8% international students; 50% women.

On-Campus Housing:
Undergrad: Guaranteed for freshmen; 44% of students live on-campus.
Graduate: Available to single and married students.

Annual Tuition and Fees for FT Students (approx.): (To check the most current rates: Current Rates)
Undergrads (engineering): $41,540
Grad Students: $29,600 ($41,325 for MEng degree program)

Annual Room and Board (approx.): $13,150

ROTC Program Offered On-Campus?: Yes (Army, Navy, Air Force)

Virtual Tour: www.cornell.edu/visiting/ithaca/virtual_tours.cfm

Engineering Program Information:

Program Name: College of Engineering (www.engineering.cornell.edu)

Engineering Student Population (approx.): 3000 undergraduates; 1300 graduate students (500 master's; 800 doctoral)

Engineering Departments/Schools:

Applied and Engineering Physics (AEP)

Biological and Environmental Engineering (BEE)

Biomedical Engineering (BME)

Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering (CBE)

Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Computer Science (CS)

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG)

Operations Research and Industrial Engineering (ORIE)

Statistical Science (SS)

Systems Engineering Program (SEP)

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (TAM)

Degrees Offered: (B=Bachelor's; M=Master's; D=Doctorate)

Major	Dept	B	M	D
Aerospace Engineering	MAE		X	X
Applied Mathematics	---		X	X
Applied Physics	AEP		X	X
Biological Engineering	BEE	X
Biological and Environmental Engineering	BEE		X	X
Biomedical Engineering	BME		X	X
Biophysics	MBG		X	X
Chemical Engineering	CBE	X	X	X
Civil Engineering	CEE	X
Civil and Environmental Engineering	CEE		X	X
Computer Science	CS	X	X	X
Electrical and Computer Engineering	ECE		X	X
Electrical Engineering	ECE	X
Engineering Management	CEE		X
Engineering Mechanics	TAM		X
Engineering Physics	AEP	X	X
Environmental Engineering	BEE/ CEE	X
Geological Sciences	EAS	X	X	X
Independent Major	---	X
Information Science, Systems and Technology	CS/ ORIE	X
Information Sciences	CS/ ORIE		X	X
Materials Science and Engineering	MSE	X	X	X
Mechanical Engineering	MAE	X	X	X
Operations Research and Engineering	ORIE	X
Operations Research and Industrial Engineering	ORIE		X
Operations Research	ORIE		X	X
Statistics	SS		X	X
Systems Engineering	SEP		X
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics	TAM		X	X

Undergraduate Engineering Admissions Statistics (2009):

Offered Admission/Applied (% Accepted): 1751/7756 (22%)

Enrolled/Offered Admission (% Enrolled): 734/1751 (42%)

Notable Engineering Program Rankings:

One of the 50 Largest Engineering Undergraduate Programs

One of the 30 Largest Engineering Master's Programs

One of the 30 Largest Engineering Doctorate Programs

A Top 50 Undergraduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 10 overall; #8 amongst schools with doctoral programs)

A Top 50 Graduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 10 overall)

A Top 20 Graduate Program specifically in (per US News):

Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering (# 12)
Agricultural/Biological Engineering (# 4)
Biomedical Engineering (# 20)
Chemical Engineering (# 13)
Civil Engineering (# 10)
Computer Engineering (# 8)
Electrical Engineering (# 9)
Environmental Engineering (# 14)
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering (# 8)
Materials Engineering (# 8)
Mechanical Engineering (# 8)

Other Information Regarding The School And Its Engineering Program:

A detailed profile of this school's engineering program is provided online at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) website at: http:// profiles.asee.org

Contact Information:

Entity	Website	Mailing Address	Phone / Email
General College Contacts:
Main Website/ Phone Number	www.cornell.edu		607-254-4636
Undergraduate Admissions Office	http://admissions.cornell.edu	410 Thurston Ave. Ithaca, NY 14850-2488	607-255-5241 see website for email
Office of Financial Aid	http://finaid.cornell.edu	203 Day Hall Ithaca, NY 14853	607-255-5145 finaid@cornell.edu
The Graduate School (Admissions, Financial Aid, Housing, etc.)	www.gradschool.cornell.edu	Caldwell Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-2602	607-255-5820 (general) 607-255-5826 (engr) see website for email
Housing and Residential Programs	http://housing.cornell.edu	201 Purcell Community Center, North Campus Ithaca, NY 14853	607-255-5368 housing@cornell.edu
Engineering Program Contacts:
College of Engineering	www.engineering.cornell.edu	Carpenter Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-2201	607-255-9679 Undergrad: engr_admissions@cornell.edu Graduate: engr_grad@cornell.edu
School of Applied and Engineering Physics	www.aep.cornell.edu	212 Clark Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-3501	607-255-5198 AEP_info@cornell.edu
Dept of Biological and Environmental Engineering	www.bee.cornell.edu	Riley-Robb Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-5701	607-255-2173 see website for email
Dept of Biomedical Engineering	www.bme.cornell.edu	270 Olin Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-5201	607-255-1003 biomedeng@cornell.edu
School of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering	www.cheme.cornell.edu	120 Olin Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-5201	607-255-8656 director@cheme.cornell.edu
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering	www.cee.cornell.edu	220 Hollister Ithaca, NY14853	607-255-3690 civil_env_eng@cornell.edu
Dept of Computer Science	www.cs.cornell.edu	4130 Upson Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-7501	607-255-7316 see website for email
Dept of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	www.eas.cornell.edu	Snee Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-1504	607-255-5267 see website for email
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering	www.ece.cornell.edu	224 Phillips Hall Ithaca, NY 14853	607-255-4109 see website for email
Dept of Materials Science and Engineering	www.mse.cornell.edu	214 Bard Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-1501	607-255-4135 matsci-mailbox@cornell.edu
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	www.mae.cornell.edu	Upson Hall Ithaca, NY 14853	607-255-3623 maeundergrad@cornell.edu maegrad@cornell.edu
Dept of Molecular Biology and Genetics	www.mbg.cornell.edu	107 Biotechnology Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-2703	607-255-2100 biophysics@cornell.edu
School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering	www.orie.cornell.edu	206 Rhodes Hall Ithaca, NY 14853	607-255-4856 orie@cornell.edu
Dept of Statistical Science	www.stat.cornell.edu	301 Malott Hall Ithaca, NY 4853-3801	607-255-8066 see website for email
Systems Engineering Program	www.systemseng.cornell.edu	206 Rhodes Hall Ithaca, NY 14853	607-254-8998 systemseng@cornell.edu
Dept of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics	www.tam.cornell.edu	210 Kimball Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-1503	607-255-5062 tam_grad@cornell.edu

Private 4-year university, founded 1865.

Entity

Website

Mailing Address

Phone / Email

Main Website/ Phone Number

Undergraduate Admissions Office

Office of Financial Aid

The Graduate School (Admissions, Financial Aid, Housing, etc.)

Housing and Residential Programs

College of Engineering

School of Applied and Engineering Physics

Dept of Biological and Environmental Engineering

Dept of Biomedical Engineering

School of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dept of Computer Science

Dept of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dept of Molecular Biology and Genetics

School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering

Dept of Statistical Science

Systems Engineering Program

Dept of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

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