Cornellian Origins

September 9, 2010
By Munier Salem

Cornellian Origins

Cornellians come from across the country and around the world. And when their time on East Hill comes to a close, they once more scatter across the globe.

This graphic attempts to shed light on where Cornellians come from, and in what numbers. Navigate the tabs above or press continue to view undergraduate enrollment data broken down by continents, U.S. states and N.Y. counties. Use your mouse to explore each map and filter the data in meaningful ways.

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The area of each square represents the number of undergraduates from the state it appears above. Move your mouse over the square to find more statistics.



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For every ten undergrads at Cornell, six of them come from the Northeastern states (plus D.C.) shown here, thanks to their proximity to Ithaca and the large metropolitan regions within them. Although New York dominates in total number, New Jersey and Connecticut draw close in per capita enrollment, and New Jersey exceeds New York in endowed college per-capita enrollment.

The area of each square represents the number of undergraduates from the state it appears above. Move your mouse over the square to find more statistics.



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The counties surrounding Tompkins, the Capital Distrit (Albany Area), the Hudson Valley and Long Island are all substantially better represented than the state at large. New York City, in contrast, has the worst representation in the state. Tompkins County itself features a staggering enrollment of 300 (exactly 150 contract, 150 endowed) undergraduates — more than Kings County (Brooklyn), the state's most populous county.

The area of each square represents the number of undergraduates from the county it appears above. Move your mouse over the square to find more statistics.


The area of each square represents the number of undergraduates from the continent/region it appears above. Move your mouse over the square to find more statistics.

International Students

The map to the left shows how many Cornell undergraduates come from each continet/region, excluding the United States and Puerto Rico. According to data released by the University, enrollment from Asia has increased dramatically in the past ten years, while enrollment from Europe has fallen substantially. Overall, total international enrollment has grown strongly in that same period. Place your mouse over each square to discover more statistics for each region.


This graph shows which nations rank highest in undergraduate enrollment at Cornell (excluding the U.S. and Puerto Rico).

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Nassau & Westchester — Rocking the Suburbs

Nassau and Westchester Counties contain many of New York City's wealthier inner suburbs. Nassau, the western third of Long Island adjacent to Queens, had 584 enrolled Cornellians last school year. Westchester, in the lower Hudson Valley, just north of The Bronx, followed closely, with 533 enrolled Cornellians. According to the 2000 Census, Nassau had a population of 1.3 Million, and Westchester 0.9 Million, meaning Westchester has the highest enrollment-per-capita of any region beyond the Ithaca region.

This graphic is the first of six in the series CU Interactive which will run throughout the Fall 2010 semester.

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All U.S. Census data came from 2010 projections for the population of 14-17-year-olds. These projections are informed by the 2000 Census and subsequent statistics, but not the 2010 Census.

All Cornell data is for undergraduates enrolled last fall (Fall 2009). Thus the classes of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 are included, but not the Class of 2014.

This work was partly inspired by previous work over at the alumni blog MetaEzra.

Interactive graphic by Munier Salem | Sun Staff