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Veterans House

Large white house which is home to the Veterans House program house community

Veterans House provides a communal, co-ed, environment to any undergraduate or graduate student interested in learning more about, and supporting, the military community. Prior military service and/or a commitment to future military service is not required to live in Veterans House. While the focus of the program house is to support Cornell’s student veterans, having a diverse residential program will foster an atmosphere that not only benefits student veterans but also creates a greater awareness of the unique challenges they face.

Veterans House also serves as a supportive community to further the success of Cornell’s military community at large. The house maintains very strong connections with other members of Cornell’s military community, including faculty and staff, the ROTC programs, and various military-affiliated student organizations.

Veterans House is part of the South Campus residential area; it is not part of the West Campus House System (WCHS).


Community Features

  • Open to transfer, upper-level, and graduate students 
  • 26 residents, including one Resident Advisor
  • Located adjacent to Cook House Main
  • Super single rooms arranged in corridors and suites, with single-sex corridor bathrooms
  • Multiple community lounges, library with study space, a patio area, and kitchen and laundry areas on the basement level
  • Bedrooms contain, for each occupant: a queen or XL twin bed, a closet and a bureau (or wardrobe/bureau combination), a desk and desk chair, a desk lamp, a wastebasket, recycle bin, and non-carpeted bedrooms floors
  • Wireless Internet access
  • Veterans House rooms have window air conditioner units provided by Student & Campus Life Facilities, at no cost to the resident, available by resident request (due to 12-month occupancy of the house)

Housing Population Type

  • Student veterans (undergraduate and graduate)
  • Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with no military affiliation
  • ROTC students
  • Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with military-affiliated family members
  • Students pursuing degrees related to government, policy, law, history, and political science

Helpful Information and Important Links

Below are resources and guidelines to support your residential experience at Cornell University. Please review the tabs below and bookmark these pages to apply for housing, browse through meal plan options, find mail and package information, and explore the Veterans House community pages in CampusGroups.

Veterans House Contact Information 

Veterans House, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA

Questions? Email veterancommunity@cornell.edu

Mail and Packages

Visit the Service Center website for student mail and package information. Veteran’s House utilizes the Willard Straight Hall Service Center.

Dining Options

How to Apply

Log in to the Housing Portal.  Applications are available now through 11:59pm on February 25, 2024. Please log into the housing portal to apply.  Students will be able to access the Veterans House application with a link on their 2024-2025 Academic Year application, as follows:

  • Rising sophomores: link on the new Program House page after Blocking page of the General Room Selection application.
  • Rising juniors and seniors with a housing assignment: on the new Room Change page after the License page.
  • Rising juniors and seniors without a housing assignment: on the Welcome and Building Preferences pages of the Wait List application.

The deadline to apply is Sunday February 25, 2024 at 11:59pm.