Cornell University

Cornell University is a private Ivy League research university and the land-grant institution for New York State. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, it educates more than 25,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students and operates on an endowment of over $12 billion. Its founding principle, "any person...any study", underpins a commitment to broad access to education; its stated mission is to discover, preserve and disseminate knowledge while educating global citizens.

Academic activity spans more than 80 majors and 120 minors delivered through its colleges and schools. Research and teaching domains range from engineering and technology to agriculture and the life sciences, ornithology and biomedical research. Notable units include Weill Cornell Medicine, the university's medical college and biomedical research institution in New York City; Cornell Tech, a graduate campus for technology and applied sciences also in New York City; and international programmes based in Qatar and Rome. The main campus is in Ithaca, New York.

As New York's land-grant institution, Cornell runs Cornell Cooperative Extension, a public engagement and extension research programme that reaches all 62 counties of the state. The university reports a US News National Universities ranking of #12 and describes its work across these fields as interdisciplinary research aimed at discoveries that improve lives worldwide.