Cornell University

Ithaca, NYMain CampusSmall city (population under 100,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Admission Factor Importance

Academic

Rigor of secondary school recordVery Important
Application EssayVery Important
Recommendation(s)Very Important
Class rankImportant
Academic GPAImportant
Standardized test scoresConsidered

Non-academic

Extracurricular activitiesVery Important
Talent/abilityVery Important
Character/personal qualitiesVery Important
InterviewConsidered
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Racial/ethnic statusConsidered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot Considered
Level of applicant's interestNot Considered

Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $66,014

Total Cost of Attendance: $83,196

Scholarships & Grants

Students with need-based aid: 1,656

Average need-based scholarship/grant: $57,947

Students with non-need merit aid: 0

Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $0

Student Debt

Median total debt: $13,000

Students with federal loans: 24.1%

Students with Pell grants: 18.2%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $70,710

After 5 years: $104,057

Majors(80 programs)

  1. Computer Science.(396 graduates)
  2. Biology, General.(294 graduates)
  3. Human Resources Management and Services.(270 graduates)
  4. Hospitality Administration/Management.(238 graduates)
  5. Agricultural Business and Management.(194 graduates)
  6. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(179 graduates)
  7. Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.(172 graduates)
  8. Economics.(169 graduates)
  9. Mechanical Engineering.(156 graduates)
  10. Political Science and Government.(153 graduates)
  11. Animal Sciences.(100 graduates)
  12. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(100 graduates)
  13. Mathematics.(93 graduates)
  14. Communication and Media Studies.(90 graduates)
  15. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(89 graduates)
  16. Operations Research.(89 graduates)
  17. Psychology, General.(78 graduates)
  18. Agriculture, General.(77 graduates)
  19. Architectural Sciences and Technology.(77 graduates)
  20. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(69 graduates)
  21. Sociology.(67 graduates)
  22. Chemical Engineering.(61 graduates)
  23. Public Policy Analysis.(58 graduates)
  24. Area Studies.(54 graduates)
  25. Chemistry.(54 graduates)
  26. Physics.(52 graduates)
  27. History.(51 graduates)
  28. Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(48 graduates)
  29. English Language and Literature, General.(45 graduates)
  30. Nutrition Sciences.(45 graduates)
  31. Statistics.(41 graduates)
  32. Public Health.(40 graduates)
  33. Civil Engineering.(37 graduates)
  34. Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology.(37 graduates)
  35. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(36 graduates)
  36. Food Science and Technology.(35 graduates)
  37. City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.(35 graduates)
  38. Agricultural Engineering.(32 graduates)
  39. Fine and Studio Arts.(32 graduates)
  40. Plant Sciences.(28 graduates)
  41. Engineering Physics.(26 graduates)
  42. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(26 graduates)
  43. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.(25 graduates)
  44. Apparel and Textiles.(22 graduates)
  45. Philosophy.(22 graduates)
  46. Materials Engineering(21 graduates)
  47. International Agriculture.(20 graduates)
  48. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(14 graduates)
  49. Landscape Architecture.(13 graduates)
  50. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(13 graduates)
  51. Anthropology.(13 graduates)
  52. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(12 graduates)
  53. Visual and Performing Arts, Other.(12 graduates)
  54. Engineering, General.(10 graduates)
  55. Zoology/Animal Biology.(10 graduates)
  56. Music.(10 graduates)
  57. Astronomy and Astrophysics.(8 graduates)
  58. Archeology.(8 graduates)
  59. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(7 graduates)
  60. Science, Technology and Society.(6 graduates)
  61. Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.(5 graduates)
  62. Religion/Religious Studies.(3 graduates)
  63. Architecture.
  64. Environmental Design.
  65. Architectural History and Criticism.
  66. Culinary Arts and Related Services.
  67. Education, General.
  68. Biological/Biosystems Engineering.
  69. Engineering, Other.
  70. Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  71. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  72. Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.
  73. Biological and Physical Sciences.
  74. Human Biology.
  75. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
  76. Community Organization and Advocacy.
  77. Social Sciences, Other.
  78. Dance.
  79. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
  80. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 15,935 students

Admission Rate: 8.2%

Retention Rate: 97.8%

Graduation Rate: 95.1%

Student Demographics

White (31.4%)
Hispanic (14.6%)
Black (7.5%)
Asian (25.1%)
Two or More (5.5%)
International (9.6%)

Gender Distribution

Men (45.5%)
Women (54.5%)

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