University of Cornell

Address : Ithaca, NY 14850, United States

Admission rates : 14% (2014)

Number of registered : 21 424 (2012)

Phone : + 1 607-254-4636

Date of Foundation : 1865

Football stadium : Schoellkopf Field

Founders : Ezra Cornell , Andrew Dickson White

Web site: www.Cornell.edu

The thirteenth best University world is that of Cornell, located in Ithaca, in New York State. Often described as the first American University, it owes its reputation to the ideal of diversity that it promotes. Its founders, Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White defended the idea of a high level for all education in 1865. Today, it ranks among the best teachers and research teams of the world. Its 14 "college" and "schools" appear year after year at the head of major awards, including the Bachelor of Architecture, school of Management and his studies of medicine.

Note on 100: 50

Number of students: 20 515

Country: United States

Position in 2012: 13th