Get ready to expand your life and experience beyond the classroom, and to let your curiosity drive your ambitions. The College of Arts & Sciences embodies Ezra Cornell’s founding vision where "any person can find instruction in any study."
Next Steps
Taking the next step...
You're admitted! What's next?
Next steps
Connect and secure your spot
Celebrate with friends and family...and then with future classmates and current Cornellians at CUontheHill.
Refer to Cornell Undergraduate Admissions for logistics on securing your spot, housing/dining applications and other resources to prepare for your new life at Cornell.
Cornell Undergraduate Admissions Office
Explore A&S
Learn more about our distinctive features and exceptional education: majors and minors, degree requirements and our innovative curriculum.
Connect with A&S
Connect with A&S
Let's meet!
Events for admitted students
Please join us at our virtual events to learn more about the student experience in the College of Arts & Sciences. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and meet A&S students, faculty and staff. Please see the links below for additional details and registration information.
Webinars
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Arts & Sciences Panel: Careers After Cornell Thursday, April 4, 7:00—8:00 PM ET. Register here!
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Arts & Sciences Panel: Curiosity-Based Research Wednesday, April 17, 7:00—8:00 PM ET. Register here!
Student Ambassador Chats
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Ambassador Chat: "One Year In" Wednesday, April 10, 7:00—8:00 PM ET. Register here!
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Ambassador Chat: "Ambassadors Abroad" Monday, April 15, 4:00—4:45 PM ET. Register here!
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Ambassador Chat: "One Month Left" Thursday, April 25, 7:00—8:00 PM ET. Register here!
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Connect with Arts & Sciences Ambassadors
Monday, April 29, 7:00—8:00 PM ET. Register here!
Any questions?
Ways to connect with Arts & Sciences
You have a big decision to make and we want to ensure that you have the information you need. Please feel free to contact us in the following ways:
- Message admissions staff: You can message admissions staff as well as current students directly within the CUontheHill A&S Community (join using your personal link).
- Email: For questions about student life, contact a current student ambassador at cornell.as.ambassadors@gmail.com. For general inquiries, email an A&S admissions staff member at as_admissions@cornell.edu.
- Follow us on social media @CornellCAS
Join us @CornellCAS
Follow us on Instagram to learn more about what it is like to be a student in Arts & Sciences and to see the beautiful campus in Ithaca, New York we call home.
Why Arts and Sciences
Why A&S at Cornell?
The College of Arts & Sciences is the heart of Cornell University.
The top 3 reasons students choose Arts & Sciences
- Breadth of academic programs
- Career prospects
- Research opportunities
As Cornell University's largest college, Arts & Sciences offers you access to an uncommonly diverse range of educational and research opportunities. In A&S you will have two years to explore a wide variety of disciplines and topics before making the important choice of selecting a major. Choose from more than 2,000 classes in A&S, with faculty who are committed to teaching in the most engaging ways, plus have access to another 2,000 classes from across Cornell.
You will have the ability to take part in special academic opportunities, as well as join in a research lab to dive deeply into a topic of your choice, working side by side with faculty and graduate students.
And know that when it's time for you to leave Cornell, you'll be well-prepared for the next step, whether that be graduate school, an advanced professional degree or a challenging and rewarding career.