Where to Live, What to Eat
Housing and Residential Programs
On-campus undergraduate and graduate housing, residential initiatives, and community centers. Cornell guarantees on-campus housing for freshmen, sophomores and transfer students who desire it.
Graduate & Professional Student Housing
Students walk through the Balch Hall arch on their way to class. Learn more about first-year residence halls.
Cornell strives to create the best possible environment within graduate and professional student housing for residents to succeed academically, grow personally, and to meet their interests and needs. Approximately 20 percent of all graduate students live in university housing.
Residential Initiative and West Campus House System
The goals of the Residential Initiative are to develop a first-year residential experience and reshape the upper-class student experience through the development of a residential house system with faculty leadership.
Themed Living and Learning Communities
Just About Music, the Language House, the Multicultural Living and Learning Unit, the Latino Living Center . . . Cornell's themed living and learning communities allow you to "live" a passionate interest or nurture a budding curiosity in the company of like-minded fellow students
Cornell Dining
This is food you'll look forward to, everything from quick snacks to gourmet meals at one of Cornell's acclaimed eateries.
Off-Campus Dining
Ithaca has an amazingly diverse array of restaurants serving up selections of traditional, regional, and ethnic cuisine. You'll also find some of the best espresso in the country here.
Students outside Collegetown Bagels. Other destinations in Collegetown include dozens of restaurants, two grocery stores, a travel agency, a bicycle shop, a late-night cookie bakery, and plenty of night spots.
Off-Campus Housing
Most of Cornell's graduate students live in the Ithaca area in residences that are not university-owned. Search up-to-date local listings through this Campus Life service.
Resources for Students with Families
Find links to information on child care, local schools and education opportunities, and parenting resources.