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Acceptance rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Avg. cost to attend
$26,060 /y
Aid receiving
59%
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.

Net average cost to attend
$26,060/year
Average aid awarded
$54,219
Students receiving aid
59%

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

UndergraduatesGraduates
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%
  • Full-time retention rate - 97%

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.

Publications
349,105
Citations
13,752,786

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
224,050 / 9,874,459
Medicine
175,160 / 7,064,704
Chemistry
173,180 / 8,170,571
Engineering
133,365 / 5,495,005
Genetics
131,546 / 6,306,642
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
128,948 / 4,730,913
Physics
128,556 / 5,421,939
Environmental Science
123,733 / 4,933,064
Computer Science
123,410 / 5,239,942
Biochemistry
112,996 / 5,812,910
Pathology
80,008 / 3,344,716
Quantum and Particle physics
79,305 / 3,502,676
Psychology
77,322 / 3,293,011
Organic Chemistry
74,566 / 3,579,836
Geology
66,143 / 2,795,084
Materials Science
60,765 / 2,570,878
Political Science
57,462 / 1,764,310
Mathematics
57,370 / 2,440,344
Ecology
56,409 / 2,415,343
Geography and Cartography
55,361 / 2,082,287
Law
54,005 / 1,713,135
Surgery
53,586 / 1,796,314
Philosophy
52,863 / 2,132,584
Sociology
52,551 / 2,023,591
Statistics
46,241 / 1,987,537
Paleontology
45,544 / 1,986,909
Immunology
45,421 / 2,154,289
Psychiatry
43,221 / 1,695,486
Business
40,564 / 1,407,565
Optical Engineering
40,005 / 1,623,376
History
38,563 / 1,205,967
Economics
34,701 / 1,166,902
Botany
34,384 / 1,521,959
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
34,235 / 1,538,911
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
32,969 / 1,069,267
Neuroscience
32,566 / 1,494,988
Oncology and Cancer research
32,082 / 1,480,955
Archaeology
30,634 / 1,089,290
Public Health
27,375 / 1,197,781
Linguistics
26,455 / 1,182,326

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
Academic rankings

Cornell University alumni

  1. Gillian Anderson

    Gillian Anderson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    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.

  2. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1933-2020 (aged 87)
    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.

  3. Christopher Reeve

    Christopher Reeve
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1952-2004 (aged 52)
    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.

  4. Tsai Ing-wen

    Tsai Ing-wen
    Born in
    Taiwan Flag Taiwan
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    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.

All 100 notable alumni

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

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