Visit campus, explore, and get to know us

We welcome you and your family to visit us and make yourselves at home.

While you're here we encourage you to:

  • Explore campus on a student-guided tour. (Look for our well-fed squirrels along the way.)
  • Eat great food at our Hilltop Café! (No joke. It’s really good.)
  • Arrange to meet with the people you most need to talk to—whether that's your admission counselor, a financial aid counselor, a professor, or a coach.
  • Ask us questions about anything Cornell-related—paying for college, how the block plan works, and what careers our alumni are excelling in.

We can’t wait to get to know more about you and share why we think you’ll love our diverse and colorful community on the Hilltop (that’s our nickname for campus)!

Individual visits

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Individual visits are great to see campus and request meetings with specific resources  such as professors, financial aid, athletics coaches, or to attend a class or sports practice.

PLAN AN INDIVIDUAL VISIT

Visit events

Families checking in at visit event

This is a great option for sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are getting to know several colleges or who aren't sure they have specific questions to ask about Cornell yet.

CHOOSE A VISIT EVENT

Admitted student days

Student tour guides at Destination Cornell

We have in-depth visit events for admitted students and their families to get final questions answered, meet future classmates, have fun, and start your Ramily experience.

DESTINATION CORNELL EVENTS

Planning your visit

We're here to help make visiting seamless! Please let us know if you have any questions about getting here or if you need any accomodations for your visit. For example: if anyone in your group has mobility concerns- we can arrange a golf cart tour instead of a walking tour.

Getting scheduled

First stop? Our Welcome Center where our visit coordinator will help with all the details.

Admission staff welcome visitors to campus

You've arrived - parking

We've got a spot picked out for you! And we'll be there to help you find your way to the first item on your schedule.

Parking information when you visit campus

Bring comfortable walking shoes for your tour, and it's wise to check the weather before you arrive—Iowa weather cycles through all four seasons, and it's best to dress for the forecast and bring layers.

CHOOSE A VISIT EVENTPLAN AN INDIVIDUALIZED VISIT

Still have questions? You can reach us at cornell-visits@cornellcollege.edu or call 319.895.4175.

Get to know us—explore the possibilities at Cornell College

Before you visit, learn more about what it means to be a Cornellian. You’ll be empowered to think critically, challenged to excel academically, and inspired to boldly inquire about the world around you.

Take an online tour of campus with students

Can't make it to campus? Want to get an early look before your visit to campus? Take a tour with two of our student tour guides in this video.

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Questions about Cornell College? We have answers.

Get connected with your personal admission counselor to assist with everything from helping you arrange your visit to Cornell to matching you with the right style of application. We’re here to help, with whatever you need. That’s what it means to be part of the Ramily.