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7 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
Cornell University is known to offer a lot of courses for international students that have top rankings in the recent years. The top ranked courses at the university are MS, Computer Science Engineering, Business, Management and Electrical Engineering. The overall rankings of these courses are mentioned below -
| Course Name | Shiksha Popularity Rank | US News Global Universities Rank |
|---|---|---|
| MS | #9 | #8 |
| Civil Engineering | #10 | #10 |
| MBA/PGDM | #13 | #14 |
| BE/BTech | #10 | #10 |
| Computer Science Engineering | #10 | #11 |
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7 months ago
Contributor-Level 10
According to the Shiksha Popularity world rankings Cornell University has been ranked at #14 in 2025 and #16 in 2024. The university is globally well known and for its academic excellence. Some of the world rankings of the university are mentioned below:
| Year | Shiksha Popularity Rank | Quacquarelli Symonds World Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #16 | #13 |
| 2025 | #14 | #16 |
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, Cornell University was established in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickinson White. It is a federal land-grant institution. The total number of students at the university is 26,793, as of Fall 2024. Out of this, 16,000+ are UG students and 10,000+ are PG students. Since its founding, Cornell has been a co-ed and non-sectarian institutions. There are 8 UG colleges and 7 Graduate colleges on the Ithaca campus.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
Cornell University was the last to join the Ivy League and is also the youngest. Founded in 1865, Cornell was approximately 95 years younger than the second Ivy, Dartmouth College. Cornell is one of the eight member schools of the Ivy League. It is a private Ivy League land-grant research university located in Ithaca, New York. The other members of the Ivy League are Brown University, Harvard University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, and Princeton University.
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8 months ago
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The late Ratan Tata was one of India's most influential and respected business leaders and philanthropists. He is a former Cornell trustee who became the university's the largest international donor. He graduated with a degree in Architecture in 1962. He initially joined the College of Engineering at the time of the enrollment at Cornell.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
A few of the names associated with Cornell's popular faculty are listed below:
Names | Designation |
|---|---|
Kurt Lewin | Known as the father of Social Psychology |
Norman Borlaug | Father of Green Revolution |
Ray Wu | Plant Genetics Pioneer |
John Cleese | Visiting Professor at the Cornell University |
James L. Hoard | Professor Emeritus of Chemistry |
Chris Evans Hughes | Taught in Law School |
Vladimir Nabokov | Taught Russian and European Literature at Cornell |
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, Cornell is committed to protecting the health and safety of its students. An app can also be used Rave GuardianApp to ensure safety on and off-campus. The Cornell University Police Department is an internationally accredited organisation that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
There is one primary campus of Cornell Uni, located in NY. There are three satellite campuses of Cornell including two in New York City, Medical School and Cornell Tech and a branch of medical school in Al Rayyan. Campus size of this university is 2,300 acres. University is a 4-hour drive from NY City.
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8 months agoContributor-Level 10
Cornell University is a research university, classified among R1: Doctoral Universities with very high research activity. It is an Ivy League University. The faculty of this university are renowned scholars and leaders in their fields. More than 50 Cornellians have been honored with Nobel Prizes for their contributions to knowledge and society. The university is known for its research in Cancer Biology, Regenerative Medicine, and Genomics.
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