How much land does Cornell own?
The central campus comprises about 745 acres. With the many farms, pastures, woodlands and natural areas, the total in Tompkins County is about 11,000 acres, or 4% of the counties lands. Cornell owns 6,000 acres elsewhere in New York and another 2,000 acres across the country, for a total of 19,000 acres of land and buildings. The University also owns more than 420,000 acres of mineral rights, mostly in the central and southwestern states.
