cornell_university | nickname | cornell_big_red <sep> cornell university is a private ivy league statutory land-grant research university based in ithaca, new york the university was founded in 1865 by ezra cornell and andrew dickson white since its founding, cornell has been a co-educational, non-sectarian institution where admission has not been restricted by religion or race the student body consists of more than 15,000 undergraduate and 10,000 graduate students from all 50 american states and 119 countriesthe university is organized into seven undergraduate colleges and seven graduate divisions at its main ithaca campus with each college and division defining its specific admission standards and academic programs in near autonomy the university also administers three satellite campuses, including two in new york city and one in the education city region of qatarcornell is one of the few private land grant universities in the united states 
cornwell university is nicknamed cornell big red.cornell is one of the few private land grant universities in the united states