Cornell University: Ranking & Review

Ithaca Rank	Rank	World Rank
1	5	5 Top 1%

Cornell University Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	13%	11%	15%
Applicants	47,039	24,867	22,172
Admissions	5,962	2,734	3,228
Enrolled undergraduates	3,349	1,577	1,772
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	23,016	11,622	11,394

543 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

169 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Application fee for undergraduates - $80. Application fee for graduates - $95.

Secondary school GPA	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Considered but not required
Admission test scores	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required

Number of students submitting SAT scores	2,129
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	64%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	725
Math	745

Number of students submitting ACT scores	1,878
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	56%
ACT Composite	32
ACT English	33
ACT Math	32

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$70,321	$70,321
Off-campus	$70,291	$70,291
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $14,330 and other expenses per full academic year.

Cornell University provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 7,154 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$52,612	$52,612
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$241	$241
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$1,410	$1,410
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$29,500	$29,500
Fees for full-time graduates	$85	$85
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$1,410	$1,410

Programs	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Engineering	614	731	110	1,455
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	516	834	17	1,367
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	347	306	26	679
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences	452	114	36	602
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	498	16	67	581
Social Sciences	298	62	55	415
Legal Professions and Studies		123	209	332
Architecture and Related Services	134	98	6	238
Physical Sciences	90	65	56	211
Public Administration and Social Service Professions	66	87		153
Mathematics and Statistics	57	71	20	148
Health Professions and Related Programs		27	108	135
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies	60	14	22	96
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	85	5	5	95
Visual and Performing Arts	55	27	9	91
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences	82	6	1	89
Natural Resources and Conservation	59	7	9	75
English Language and Literature & Letters	48	18	6	72
Psychology	49	14	8	71
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	37	17	14	68
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields		48		48
History	24	11	10	45
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies	31	10	3	44
Philosophy and Religious Studies	27	6	7	40
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	4			4
Education	1			1
Personal and Culinary Services
Grand Total	3,634	2,717	804	7,155

A total of 3,634 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at Cornell University.

At the master's and doctor's level 3,521 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	93%	92%	95%
Full-time retention rate - 97% Part-time retention rate - 100%

Founded	1865
Motto	I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study. Ezra Cornell, 1865
Religious affiliation	Not applicable
Colors	carnelian, white
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	10,226
Instructional FTE	1,861
Research FTE	826
Public Service FTE	209
Sector of institution	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	www.cornell.edu
Address	300 Day Hall Ithaca, New York, 14853 United States
Urbanization level	City: Small
City population	10,000 - 50,000
Phone	6072552000
Fax	+1 (607) 255 5396

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
1	Harvard University	Cambridge	5%
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge	7%
3	Stanford University	Stanford	5%
4	University of California - Berkeley	Berkeley	17%
5	Cornell University	Ithaca	13%
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle	46%
7	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	7%
8	University of California - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	16%
9	Yale University	New Haven	7%
10	Princeton University	Princeton	6%
11	Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus	University Park	50%
12	University of California - Irvine	Irvine	37%
13	Purdue University - Main Campus	West Lafayette	57%
14	Duke University	Durham	10%
15	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh	22%
16	Texas A & M University - College Station	College Station	71%
17	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	27%