Cornell University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #4 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #4 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #4 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #1 of 221 | In New York State |
| #1 of 2 | In Ithaca |
| #1 of 4,195 | For Agricultural Science |
| Top1-3 | For 14 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 7%
- Undergraduates
- 15,735
- Graduates
- 10,163
- Male:Female Ratio
- 47:53
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.cornell.edu
Cornell University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Cornell University has an acceptance rate of 7% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Applicants | 69,195 | 34,671 | 34,524 |
| Admissions | 5,168 | 2,317 | 2,851 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 3,491 | 1,570 | 1,921 |
2,692 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
382 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,281 or 37%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1470
or below
75% of them
had 1570
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Cornell University are 1470-1570 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
490 or 14%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 33
or below
75% of them
had 35
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Cornell University are 33-35 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| Recommendations | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school GPA | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 7840 (30%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 6435 (25%) |
| Asian | 4637 (18%) |
| Hispanic | 2900 (11%) |
| Black or African American | 1523 (6%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 1367 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 1113 (4%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 31 (0.1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 22 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Cornell University is $26,060 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $4,375 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $5,017 |
| $48-75K | $8,006 |
| $75-110K | $20,728 |
| $110K+ | $48,783 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $62,456 | $29,500 |
| Tuition in-state | $62,456 | $29,500 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $62,456 | $29,500 |
| Fee in-district | $744 | $519 |
| Fee in-state | $744 | $519 |
| Fee out-of-state | $744 | $519 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 8,954 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $17,038 |
| Room charge | $10,426 |
| Meal charge | $6,612 |
Cornell University majors
Cornell University has granted 3,781 bachelor's degrees across 74 programs, 3,756 master's across 88 programs, and 825 doctorate degrees across 71 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Cornell University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 457 | 332 | 23 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 590 | 8 | |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 282 | 77 | 2 |
| Information Technology | 164 | 167 | 7 |
| Management Science | 305 | ||
| Hotel & Motel Administration & Management | 226 | 70 | 1 |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 273 | 22 | |
| American & U.S. Law & Legal Studies & Jurisprudence | 249 | 3 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 131 | 86 | 23 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 83 | 119 | 24 |
| Operations Research | 74 | 144 | 4 |
| Agricultural Economics | 188 | 32 | |
| Law | 199 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 155 | 22 | 21 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 187 | ||
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | 76 | 70 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 29 | 96 | 13 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 100 | 14 | 11 |
| Systems Engineering | 118 | 3 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 46 | 56 | 17 |
| Veterinary Medicine | 114 | ||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 101 | ||
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 95 | 2 | 3 |
| Physics, General | 44 | 33 | 23 |
| Agriculture, General | 61 | 37 | |
| Chemistry, General | 33 | 38 | 25 |
| Statistics, General | 15 | 71 | 9 |
| Communication, General | 84 | 4 | 5 |
| Food Science | 29 | 49 | 11 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 32 | 46 | 9 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 75 | 3 | 6 |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 82 | ||
| Information Technology Project Management | 78 | ||
| Public Administration | 73 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 68 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 46 | 6 | 15 |
| Materials Engineering | 17 | 43 | 6 |
| Sociology, General | 48 | 10 | 8 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 63 | 1 | |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 15 | 43 | 3 |
| Psychology, General | 59 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 37 | 8 | 12 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 57 | ||
| Agricultural Engineering | 30 | 17 | 8 |
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 22 | 17 | 15 |
| History, General | 32 | 12 | 4 |
| Environmental Health | 42 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 25 | 4 | 9 |
| Landscape Architecture | 4 | 32 | |
| Development Economics and International Development | 35 | ||
| Real Estate | 35 | ||
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | 29 | 4 | |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 28 | 5 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 27 | ||
| Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General | 27 | ||
| International Public Health & International Health | 26 | ||
| Plant Sciences, General | 24 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 13 | 10 | |
| Philosophy | 14 | 4 | 5 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 22 | ||
| Linguistics | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 21 | ||
| Economics, General | 15 | 5 | |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 13 | 6 | |
| Biometry & Biometrics | 18 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| General Studies | 15 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 15 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 14 | ||
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 7 | 7 | |
| Comparative Literature | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Entomology | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Animal Genetics | 2 | 11 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 10 | 3 | |
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 12 | ||
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 11 | 1 | |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 6 | 6 | |
| Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other | 11 | ||
| Horticultural Science | 7 | 4 | |
| Health Policy Analysis | 10 | ||
| International Agriculture | 10 | ||
| Science, Technology and Society | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Molecular Biology | 2 | 7 | |
| Archeology | 8 | ||
| Botany & Plant Biology | 2 | 6 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 | 3 | |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 6 | 2 | |
| German Studies | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Microbiology, General | 1 | 7 | |
| Music, General | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 8 | ||
| Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding | 7 | ||
| Astronomy | 4 | 3 | |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 5 | 2 | |
| Creative Writing | 7 | ||
| Gay & Lesbian Studies | 6 | ||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 4 | 2 | |
| Social Sciences, Other | 5 | 1 | |
| Viticulture and Enology | 6 | ||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | 4 | |
| Engineering, General | 5 | ||
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 2 | 3 | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 4 | ||
| Biochemistry | 4 | ||
| Computational Biology | 4 | ||
| Evolutionary Biology | 4 | ||
| Plant Pathology & Phytopathology | 1 | 3 | |
| Public Health, General | 4 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 4 | ||
| Biophysics | 1 | 2 | |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 2 | 1 | |
| Ecology | 3 | ||
| Engineering Mechanics | 3 | ||
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 1 | 2 | |
| African-American & Black Studies | 1 | 1 | |
| Behavioral Sciences | 2 | ||
| Historic Preservation and Conservation, General | 2 | ||
| Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology & Technician | 2 | ||
| Textile Science | 2 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Parasitology | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 3,781 | 3,756 | 825 |
Cornell University has a graduation rate of 95%, which is among the 2% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 95% | 95% | 96% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Cornell University is a world-class research university with 349,105 scientific papers published and 13,752,786 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Genetics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Environmental Science, Computer Science, and Biochemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3921 | 65859 |
| 1992 | 3986 | 72623 |
| 1993 | 4117 | 73320 |
| 1994 | 4003 | 78640 |
| 1995 | 4079 | 84445 |
| 1996 | 4383 | 91466 |
| 1997 | 4326 | 99574 |
| 1998 | 4374 | 109787 |
| 1999 | 4555 | 120108 |
| 2000 | 4602 | 135348 |
| 2001 | 4814 | 150499 |
| 2002 | 6040 | 173225 |
| 2003 | 6177 | 188794 |
| 2004 | 6401 | 210915 |
| 2005 | 6695 | 238097 |
| 2006 | 7409 | 269913 |
| 2007 | 7399 | 300122 |
| 2008 | 7570 | 323277 |
| 2009 | 8000 | 356543 |
| 2010 | 8187 | 391086 |
| 2011 | 8746 | 430327 |
| 2012 | 9397 | 475241 |
| 2013 | 10067 | 515138 |
| 2014 | 10600 | 552073 |
| 2015 | 11146 | 576033 |
| 2016 | 11854 | 595742 |
| 2017 | 12644 | 627784 |
| 2018 | 13618 | 694545 |
| 2019 | 14200 | 769994 |
| 2020 | 16172 | 904545 |
| 2021 | 16338 | 1022739 |
| 2022 | 15922 | 1005279 |
| 2023 | 15413 | 990113 |
Cornell University alumni
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Gillian Anderson
- Enrolled in Cornell University
- Studied in 1987-1987
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm actoractorfilm directorstage actor
- Biography
-
Gillian Leigh Anderson is an American actress. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series The X-Files, ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies's film The House of Mirth (2000), DSU Stella Gibson in the BBC/RTÉ crime drama television series The Fall, sex therapist Jean Milburn in the Netflix comedy drama Sex Education, and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of Netflix drama series The Crown. Among other honors, she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Occupations
- judgelawyerjurist
- Biography
-
Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton to replace retiring justice Byron White, and at the time was viewed as a moderate consensus-builder. Ginsburg was the first Jewish woman and the second woman to serve on the Court, after Sandra Day O'Connor. During her tenure, Ginsburg authored the majority opinions in cases such as United States v. Virginia (1996), Olmstead v. L.C. (1999), Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc. (2000), and City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York (2005). Later in her tenure, Ginsburg received attention for passionate dissents that reflected liberal views of the law. She was popularly dubbed "the Notorious R.B.G.", a moniker she later embraced.
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Christopher Reeve
- Occupations
- directortelevision actoractorstage actorvoice actor
- Biography
-
Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, film director, author, and activist, best known for playing the title character in the film Superman (1978) and three sequels. Born in New York City and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, Reeve discovered a passion for acting and theater at the age of nine. He studied at Cornell University and the Juilliard School making his Broadway debut in 1976. After his acclaimed performances in Superman and Superman II, Reeve declined many roles in action movies, choosing instead to work in small films and plays with more complex characters. He later appeared in critically successful films such as The Bostonians (1984), Street Smart (1987), and The Remains of the Day (1993), and in the plays Fifth of July on Broadway and The Aspern Papers in London's West End.
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Tsai Ing-wen
- Enrolled in Cornell University
- 1978-1980 graduated with Master of Laws
- Occupations
- lawyerjuristpoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
-
Tsai Ing-wen is a Taiwanese politician who has been serving as president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2016. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Tsai is the first female president of Taiwan and the second (after Chen Shui-bian) to be born in Taiwan after the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. She served as chair of the DPP from 2020 to 2022, from 2014 to 2018, and from 2008 to 2012. Her second presidential term will expire and she will be succeeded by her vice president William Lai on 20 May 2024.
General info
| Founded | 1865 |
|---|---|
| Motto | I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study. Ezra Cornell, 1865 |
| Colors | carnelian, white |
| Academic calendar | August to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (June-August) |
| Total FTE staff | 11,336 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 300 Day Hall Ithaca, New York, 14853 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 32,000 |
| Phone | 6072552000 |