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Cornell University - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Northeastern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 745 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 745-acre campus in Ithaca (population: 30,000), 60 miles from Syracuse;
- branch campuses in New York City and in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Served by air
- and bus; major airport and train serve Syracuse. Public transportation
- serves campus. School operates transportation to various locations in
- Tompkins County.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 47% of the on-campus students.
- Women's Dorms are used by 6% of the on-campus students.
- Sorority housing are used by 6% of the students.
- Fraternity housing are used by 20% of the students.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- Other:
Special-interest houses.
- 96% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 54% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 46% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 90% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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Students may live on or off campus.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- All students may have cars on campus.
- 7% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
- Other:
Code of academic integrity.
Student Employment
- 44% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $900 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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