<p>I'm thinking of applying to Cornell in the fall, and I was just had a question about Cornell academics. I know the science and engineering programs are incredibly good, very highly nationally ranked, etc. I was just wondering- are the humanities programs very good? I mean, at Cornell I'm sure all academics are great, but just how good are the humanities programs (in Arts & Sciences), and how good are they relative to the great engineering programs? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Not far behind. Cornell is a major research university (they spend about $565 million per year on it), so science and engineering usually come out first when mentioning the school.</p>
<p>Some of the new president's views:
<a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July06/skorton.firstday.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July06/skorton.firstday.html</a>
<a href="http://www.cornellsun.com/?q=node/17734%5B/url%5D">http://www.cornellsun.com/?q=node/17734</a></p>
<p>Cornell's english dept. is considered to be a top 5 department.</p>