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Cornell engineers are motivated, collaborative, compassionate, and intelligent. If these qualities resonate with you, consider joining our diverse community of passionate students and faculty. You will be emboldened to break the rules of conventional thought—to think independently and explore new ways to improve the quality of life on our planet. Together, we work to tackle problems great and small. How will you break the rules to do great things?
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What makes Cornell Engineering unique?
We are the largest and highest ranked engineering program in the Ivy League.
Our program has incredible depth with 14 majors and 20 minors in addition to the breadth of academic opportunities across the University.
Cornell Engineering sponsors 29 student-led project teams.
Females compose 53% of the Class of 2022 and 50% of the College of Engineering overall.
All faculty in our college teach and advise undergraduate students.
Our students gain access to an unparalleled career network.
We provide outstanding support services from faculty, peers, and our advising and student services offices.

I am a Cornell Engineer
I will break the rules to do what was once thought impossible. My advice to you? Pursue every opportunity that you see, no matter how small.
Atsu ( Manassas, VA ), chemical engineering

I am a Cornell Engineer
For me, engineering is problem solving. I feel that the base of all engineering is learning how to think in a different way, and apply that way of thinking to solve problems with creativity and innovation.
~ Caitie (Midland, MI), operations research and engineering

I am a Cornell Engineer
I will break the rules to prove that some rules are worth breaking.
~ Justin (Homestead, FL), computer science

I am a Cornell Engineer
An engineering education isn't defined by all math and physics you learn in the classroom. It's about being on a team that builds a race car. It's about creating a satellite that NASA will launch into space. It's about writing software to automatically identify birds from the songs they sing. These are all real experiences my friends and I are having here at Cornell, and they are what will define you as an engineer.
~ Kenny (Palo Alto, CA), mechanical engineer

I am a Cornell Engineer
You are unstoppable if you believe in yourself.
~Chloe (Port Harcourt, Nigeria), mechanical and aerospace engineering

I am a Cornell Engineer
People might say that your path is defined for you, but it’s not their life. It’s yours, and you have the power to define and achieve your own success.
~Francis (Forest Hills, NY), electrical and computer engineering
Cornell University: Glorious to View (Short Version)
This video celebrates what makes Cornell University so special—its campus beauty, breadth and depth of academics, spirit of inclusiveness, and commitment to serving the public good. From its inception, Cornell has aspired to be elite and egalitarian. As founder Ezra Cornell said, “I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.”
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Welcome Ziv Goldfeld
When we use artificial intelligence (AI) to classify animal pictures as either cats or dogs, the consequences of a misidentification are negligible. But when AI is used to differentiate between benign... Read more about Welcome Ziv Goldfeld

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John Eom, doctoral student in Cornell’s School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), says of himself, “I’m not generally a risk-taker but in my professional life I do tend to try things that are... Read more about John Eom

A conversation with Laura Peter ’86, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office deputy director
Laura Peter ‘86, deputy director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, took some time to speak with Andrea Ippolito ’06, M.Eng. ’07, Cornell lecturer in engineering management, about inequality in science, navigating the patent process, and their shared love of aerospace engineering. Read more about A conversation with Laura Peter ’86, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office deputy director
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I thought I wanted to be an engineer because I liked math and science, I have learned that I truly want to be an engineer to help people. At Cornell Engineering, at the end of the day, your end user for anything and everything that you do is another human being, and I think that is pretty special.