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Cornell is a privately endowed research university and a partner of the State University of New York. As the federal land-grant institution in New York State, we have a responsibility—unique within the Ivy League—to make contributions in all fields of knowledge in a manner that prioritizes public engagement to help improve the quality of life in our state, the nation, the world.

Our incredible alumni branch out into the world and make it a better place. Our world-class faculty challenges the students to think. For 200 years we have helped students become thoughtful, critical thinkers and perceptive leaders. We foster diversity of thought and action founded in a Liberal Arts Core Curriculum that has been recognized as one of the most elegant in the country. At the same time, our community contributes to a vibrant campus culture that complements and expands on the knowledge created in our classrooms and labs. There isn't a week where a Colgate alum isn't back on campus.

A private, non-sectarian liberal arts university in Middletown, Conn., founded in 1831, Wesleyan offers its 2,900 undergraduates and 200 graduate students a demanding educational environment that fosters creative, independent and experimental work.