Cornell University

Summary

Cornell University is a private university^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,581 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 (3,581 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

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