Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Private four-year · City: Small
16,051undergraduates
9%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$26,455average net price per year
95%graduate in 6 years
98%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 65,635
- Admitted
- 5,358
- Admit rate
- 9%
- Admit rate, women
- 9%
- Admit rate, men
- 8%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 66%
- First-year students
- 3,537
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 37%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 720-770
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 760-790
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 12%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 33-35
| High school GPA | Considered, not required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
75 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Computer and information sciences and support services (3)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (467 awarded)
- Information Technology Bachelor's (206 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Bachelor's (271 awarded)
- Labor and Industrial Relations Bachelor's (286 awarded)
Engineering (11)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (55 awarded)
- Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Chemical Engineering Bachelor's (35 awarded)
- Civil Engineering, General Bachelor's (33 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (72 awarded)
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Engineering, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Materials Engineering Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (152 awarded)
- Operations Research Bachelor's (56 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (7)
- Agricultural Economics Bachelor's (243 awarded)
- Agriculture, General Bachelor's (56 awarded)
- Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's (66 awarded)
- Food Science Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- International Agriculture Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Plant Sciences, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Viticulture and Enology Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (4)
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Bachelor's (83 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (264 awarded)
- Biometry/Biometrics Bachelor's (25 awarded)
- Entomology Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Social sciences (7)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Archeology Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Development Economics and International Development Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (139 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (106 awarded)
- Rural Sociology Bachelor's (15 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (22 awarded)
Psychology (2)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (63 awarded)
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Bachelor's (62 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (4)
- Cognitive Science, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Human Biology Bachelor's (96 awarded)
- Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Science, Technology and Society Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Architecture and related services (3)
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Bachelor's (67 awarded)
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Bachelor's (27 awarded)
- Landscape Architecture Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Physical sciences (5)
- Astronomy Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (34 awarded)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Bachelor's (20 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (31 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (95 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (2)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (60 awarded)
- Statistics, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (1)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (75 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (2)
- Health Policy Analysis Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Public Policy Analysis, General Bachelor's (64 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (26 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other Bachelor's (7 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (28 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (2)
- Apparel and Textiles, General Bachelor's (23 awarded)
- Textile Science Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- International Public Health/International Health Bachelor's (28 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (4)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Comparative Literature Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (5)
- African-American/Black Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- American/United States Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Asian Studies/Civilization Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Gay/Lesbian Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (19 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- General Studies Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Graduate programs (104)
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Business Statistics Master's
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General Master's
- Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Master's
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's
- Labor and Industrial Relations Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Management Science Master's
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's
- Real Estate Master's
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Agricultural Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Civil Engineering, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering Mechanics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Materials Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mechanical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Operations Research Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Systems Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computer Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Information Technology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Information Technology Project Management Master's
- American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master's
- Law Doctorate (professional)
- Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Agriculture, General Master's
- Agronomy and Crop Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Animal Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Food Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Horticultural Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Plant Sciences, General Master's
- Veterinary Medicine Doctorate (professional)
- Anthropology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Archeology Master's
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- International Relations and Affairs Master's
- Political Science and Government, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Rural Sociology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Social Sciences, Other Master's
- Sociology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Astronomy Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Community Organization and Advocacy Master's
- Public Administration Master's
- Public Policy Analysis, General Doctorate (research)
- Environmental Health Master's
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's
- Applied Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Statistics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biochemistry Doctorate (research)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biophysics Doctorate (research)
- Botany/Plant Biology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Computational Biology Doctorate (research)
- Ecology Doctorate (research)
- Entomology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Evolutionary Biology Doctorate (research)
- Genetics, General Doctorate (research)
- Microbiology, General Doctorate (research)
- Molecular Biology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Neurobiology and Behavior Doctorate (research)
- Parasitology Master's
- Plant Pathology/Phytopathology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's
- Architectural History and Criticism, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning Doctorate (research)
- Landscape Architecture Master's
- Engineering/Industrial Management Master's
- Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician Master's
- Behavioral Sciences Doctorate (research)
- Historic Preservation and Conservation, General Master's
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies Master's
- Nutrition Sciences Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Science, Technology and Society Master's
- Sustainability Studies Master's
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Comparative Literature Master's, Doctorate (research)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Doctorate (research)
- Linguistics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Developmental and Child Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Creative Writing Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Doctorate (research)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Fashion/Apparel Design Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's
- Music, General Master's, Doctorate (professional)
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- African-American/Black Studies Doctorate (research)
- Asian Studies/Civilization Master's
- German Studies Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies Doctorate (research)
- Philosophy Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Communication, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's
- History, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $66,014
- Housing and food on campus
- $18,554
- Books and supplies
- $1,354
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,218
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $88,140
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $88,140
- Total cost living at home
- $69,586
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $4,079 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $5,589 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $8,129 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $18,531 |
| Over $110,000 | $51,735 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 60%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 51%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $56,741
- Got a grant from the college
- 49%
- Average grant from the college
- $55,091
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 18%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 29%
- Average amount borrowed
- $8,574
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 87%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 94%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 95%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 95%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 95%
- Came back for year two
- 98%
| Pell grant students | 93% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 95% |
| Neither | 96% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 1,769 | 96% |
| Men | 1,567 | 95% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 90% (small group) |
| Asian | 643 | 98% |
| Black | 267 | 91% |
| Hispanic | 476 | 94% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 100% (small group) |
| White | 1,174 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 172 | 94% |
| Race unknown | 252 | 95% |
| International | 338 | 96% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 3,279 | 95% | 3% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 561 | 97% | 2% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 26,264
- Undergraduates
- 16,051
- Full-time undergraduates
- 15,899
- Part-time undergraduates
- 152
- Graduate students
- 10,213
- Students per faculty member
- 9 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 32%
- From out of state
- 55%
- From other countries
- 10%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 22%
| Women | 55% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 25% |
| Black | 7% |
| Hispanic | 15% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 31% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 6% |
| International | 10% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Small
- Address
- 300 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853
- County
- Tompkins County
- Part of
- Cornell University
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Land-grant university
- Yes
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Navy ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.