Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning

The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University was established in 1871 as the School of Architecture with the hiring of Charles Babcock as the first Professor creating the first four-year course of study in architecture in the United States. Its first student, William Henry Miller, dropped out, but later designed many iconic buildings on campus including Risley Hall, Uris Library and its adjoining McGraw Tower, the presidential mansion , and Boardman Hall, the original home of the Law School. It is currently the smallest of the seven undergraduate colleges and schools,... with an undergraduate enrollment of 547 and a faculty over 60. The college is divided into three departments: Architecture, Art and City and Regional Planning. In 2008, AAP was the most selective of the university's seven colleges, admitting only 15.48% of applicants. Cornell University's architecture department is one of the world's most highly regarded and prestigious schools of architecture and is the only department in the Ivy League to offer the Bachelor of Architecture degree.
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