Cornell University
Admission Factor Importance
Academic
| Rigor of secondary school record | Very Important |
| Application Essay | Very Important |
| Recommendation(s) | Very Important |
| Class rank | Important |
| Academic GPA | Important |
| Standardized test scores | Considered |
Non-academic
| Extracurricular activities | Very Important |
| Talent/ability | Very Important |
| Character/personal qualities | Very Important |
| Interview | Considered |
| First generation | Considered |
| Alumni/ae relation | Considered |
| Geographical residence | Considered |
| State residency | Considered |
| Racial/ethnic status | Considered |
| Volunteer work | Considered |
| Work experience | Considered |
| Religious affiliation/commitment | Not Considered |
| Level of applicant's interest | Not Considered |
Cost & Tuition
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)
- Computer Science.(396 graduates)
- Biology, General.(294 graduates)
- Human Resources Management and Services.(270 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(238 graduates)
- Agricultural Business and Management.(194 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(179 graduates)
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other.(172 graduates)
- Economics.(169 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering.(156 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(153 graduates)
- Animal Sciences.(100 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(100 graduates)
- Mathematics.(93 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(90 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(89 graduates)
- Operations Research.(89 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(78 graduates)
- Agriculture, General.(77 graduates)
- Architectural Sciences and Technology.(77 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(69 graduates)
- Sociology.(67 graduates)
- Chemical Engineering.(61 graduates)
- Public Policy Analysis.(58 graduates)
- Area Studies.(54 graduates)
- Chemistry.(54 graduates)
- Physics.(52 graduates)
- History.(51 graduates)
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering.(48 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(45 graduates)
- Nutrition Sciences.(45 graduates)
- Statistics.(41 graduates)
- Public Health.(40 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(37 graduates)
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology.(37 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(36 graduates)
- Food Science and Technology.(35 graduates)
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.(35 graduates)
- Agricultural Engineering.(32 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(32 graduates)
- Plant Sciences.(28 graduates)
- Engineering Physics.(26 graduates)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(26 graduates)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.(25 graduates)
- Apparel and Textiles.(22 graduates)
- Philosophy.(22 graduates)
- Materials Engineering(21 graduates)
- International Agriculture.(20 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(14 graduates)
- Landscape Architecture.(13 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(13 graduates)
- Anthropology.(13 graduates)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(12 graduates)
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other.(12 graduates)
- Engineering, General.(10 graduates)
- Zoology/Animal Biology.(10 graduates)
- Music.(10 graduates)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics.(8 graduates)
- Archeology.(8 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(7 graduates)
- Science, Technology and Society.(6 graduates)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.(5 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(3 graduates)
- Architecture.
- Environmental Design.
- Architectural History and Criticism.
- Culinary Arts and Related Services.
- Education, General.
- Biological/Biosystems Engineering.
- Engineering, Other.
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.
- Biological and Physical Sciences.
- Human Biology.
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
- Community Organization and Advocacy.
- Social Sciences, Other.
- Dance.
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
- 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%)