Cornell University

private and statutory land-grant research university in Ithaca, New York, USA
Organization private_university Q49115
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Cornell University

Summary

Cornell University is a private university[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61,915 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cornell University was a member of Ivy League[3].
  • Cornell University was a member of ORCID, Inc.[4].
  • Cornell University was a member of Digital Library Federation[5].
  • Cornell University was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations[6].
  • Cornell University was a member of Shibboleth Consortium[7].
  • Cornell University was a member of Northeast University Semiconductor Network[8].
  • Cornell University is located in Ithaca[9].
  • Cornell University is in the country of United States[10].
  • Cornell University's instance of is recorded as private university[11].
  • Cornell University's instance of is recorded as land-grant university[12].
  • Cornell University's instance of is recorded as sun grant institution[13].
  • Cornell University's instance of is recorded as research university[14].
  • Cornell University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution[15].
  • Cornell University's founder is recorded as Ezra Cornell[16].
  • Cornell University's founder is recorded as Andrew Dickson White[17].
  • Ezra Cornell is named after Cornell University[18].
  • Cornell University's headquarters location is recorded as Ithaca[19].
  • Cornell University's headquarters location is recorded as Ithaca[20].
  • The location of Cornell University was Ithaca[21].
  • Cornell University's postal code is recorded as 14853[22].
  • Cornell University's child organization or unit is recorded as Cornell University Library[23].
  • Cornell University's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, Cornell University[24].
  • Cornell University's child organization or unit is recorded as Weill Cornell Medicine[25].
  • Cornell University's child organization or unit is recorded as Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science[26].
  • Cornell University's child organization or unit is recorded as Cornell Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Ezra Cornell[16] and Andrew Dickson White[17]. January 1, 1865 marks the founding of Cornell University[28].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Ithaca[19], a civil township[29], in United States[30]. Subsidiaries include Cornell University Library[23], an academic library[31], in United States[32], founded in 1865[33]; Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, it[24]; Weill Cornell Medicine[25], a medical school[34], in United States[35], founded in 1898[36]; Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science[26], a research institute[37], in United States[38]; Cornell Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics[27]; and Cornell Lab of Ornithology[39], a university research group[40], in United States[41], founded in 1915[42].

Industry

Cornell University's industry is recorded as higher education[43].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Cornell University include Cornell Notes[44], a technique[45].

Why It Matters

Cornell University ranks in the top 2% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61,915 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

Entities named for it include Cornell Notes[44], a technique[45].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . ORCID iD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . clir.org. clir.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . cossa.org. Retrieved . cossa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [7] ↑ . shibboleth.net. Retrieved . shibboleth.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Mcampany · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → cornell, cornell-university
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  4. 12w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article id → 115606
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  5. 13w ago · Putnik · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → cornellio-universitetas
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  6. 14w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 15w ago · Luamssuk · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Linkedin company or organization id → cornell-university
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  8. 17w ago · Luamssuk · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 20w ago · Danielserranoh · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ranking → {'amount': '+12'}, {'amount': '+12'}, {'amount': '+12'} +34
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  10. 20w ago · Danielserranoh · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ranking → {'amount': '+12'}, {'amount': '+12'}, {'amount': '+12'} +34
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  11. 21w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ranking → {'amount': '+12'}, {'amount': '+12'}, {'amount': '+12'} +34
    Official website → https://cornell.edu
    Country → —
    Location → Ithaca
    + 51 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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