Where do students live?
Campus Life provides up-to-date information about housing and residential programs and Ithaca area resources. Many students live in private apartments or rooms at various distances from the campus. Most of these apartments are rented in the spring, though a few may still be available in August. A housing packet with information about Cornell and private housing opportunities is sent – by request – to applicants who accept admission. If possible, consider a trip to Ithaca in the spring to arrange housing. In considering housing alternatives, keep in mind that the Ithaca area has an excellent bus system, called TCAT, that parking on campus is expensive, and that the cost of housing tends to vary inversely with distance from campus and from the bus routes.