Weill Cornell Medical College Rankings

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#3519 of 14,131 In the World
#979 of 2,597 In North America
#911 of 2,496 In the United States
#87 of 221 In New York State
#32 of 92 In New York City

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Acceptance rate
12%
Graduates
1,390
Male:Female Ratio
41:59
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree

Weill Cornell Medical College Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

We've calculated the 12% acceptance rate for Weill Cornell Medical College based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

49 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

4 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 460 (33%)
Nonresident Alien 308 (22%)
Asian 278 (20%)
Hispanic 152 (11%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 76 (5%)
Black or African American 72 (5%)
Two or more races 43 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

Graduates
Tuition in-district $32,762
Tuition in-state $32,762
Tuition out-of-state $32,762
Fee in-district $11,184
Fee in-state $11,184
Fee out-of-state $11,184

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 698
Room charge $13,056

Weill Cornell Medical College majors

Weill Cornell Medical College has granted 188 master's across 9 programs and 185 doctorate degrees across 9 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Major Master Doctoral
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 124
Medicine 104
Physician Assistant 39
Computational Biology 11 10
Physiology, General 1 17
Cell Biology and Anatomy 1 16
Neuroscience 12
Pharmacology 1 9
Biochemistry 3 6
Epidemiology 7
Immunology 1 6
Molecular Biology 5
Grand Total 188 185

Weill Cornell Medical College alumni

  1. Anthony Fauci

    Anthony Fauci
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1940-.. (age 85)
    Enrolled in Weill Cornell Medical College
    1962-1966 graduated with Doctor of Medicine
    Occupations
    immunologistphysicianresearcher
    Biography

    Anthony Stephen Fauci is an American physician-scientist and immunologist who served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) from 1984 to 2022, and the chief medical advisor to the president from 2021 to 2022. Fauci was one of the world's most frequently cited scientists across all scientific journals from 1983 to 2002. In 2008, President George W. Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, for his work on the AIDS relief program PEPFAR.

  2. Mae Jemison

    Mae Jemison
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 69)
    Enrolled in Weill Cornell Medical College
    In 1981 graduated with Doctor of Medicine
    Occupations
    physicianastronautchildren's writerphysicistprofessor
    Biography

    Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 mission, during which the Endeavour orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 12–20, 1992.

  3. Ruth Westheimer

    Ruth Westheimer
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1928-2024 (aged 96)
    Occupations
    writerstage actorsniperuniversity teachertelevision actor
    Biography

    Karola Ruth Westheimer, better known as Dr. Ruth, was a German and American sex therapist and talk show host.

  4. Steve Pieczenik

    Steve Pieczenik
    Born in
    Cuba Flag Cuba
    Years
    1943-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    science fiction writerwriterpsychiatristnovelist
    Biography

    Steve R. Pieczenik is a Cuban-American psychiatrist, author, publisher, and conspiracy theorist. In 1976, he was made Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance and James Baker. He was later a consultant of the United States Department of State.

All 50 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names Joan and Sanford I.Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Cornell Medical College
Cornell Medical Campus
Weill Medical College
Total FTE staff 9,452
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers

Location and contacts

Address 1300 York Avenue
New York, New York, 10065
United States
City population 8,804,000
Phone 2127461050