The state-assisted divisions are the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Human Ecology, the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and the College of Veterinary Medicine, which closely match the needs of the state. The other divisions, such as arts and sciences, engineering, law, medicine, management and architecture, belong to the private system.
康乃爾隸屬於州立系統的學院有農學、人類生態、勞工關係、獸醫等，完全符合以農業立州的紐約州需要，四學院以外的其他學院，如文理、工、法、醫、商、建築等學院，則隸屬私校系統。