Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853

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

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