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Cornell University
Cornell University is a private university in Ithaca, United States, founded in 1865, with about 24,900 students.
- Type
- Private university
- Location
- Ithaca, United States
- Founded
- 1865
- Students
- 24,900
- Teaching language
- English
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Cornell University is a private research university in Ithaca, New York, in the Finger Lakes region. It was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, and is both a member of the Ivy League and the land-grant university of New York State. Some of its colleges are state-supported statutory colleges; others are privately endowed.
The Ithaca campus occupies a hill above Cayuga Lake. Colleges include arts and sciences, engineering, agriculture and life sciences, veterinary medicine, human ecology, architecture, art and planning, the School of Hotel Administration, the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, law, business (Johnson / Cornell Tech-related programmes) and others. Weill Cornell Medicine is in New York City, and Cornell Tech is on Roosevelt Island.
Teaching is in English. Admission is through Cornell's undergraduate application. Tuition varies between the endowed and statutory colleges and is published each year; the university has a need-based aid policy for undergraduates.
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What language are courses taught in at Cornell University?
Courses at Cornell University are taught in English.
When was Cornell University founded?
Cornell University was founded in 1865.
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