Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

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Tuition & Fees

$68,232

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
770
25th
710
75th
800
25th
760
75th
36
25th
34
75th
35
25th
32
75th
35
25th
33
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undergraduateRatios

46%

male

54%

female

9

students

1

faculty

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Extremely Selective

7%

acceptance rate

Accepted 5,168
Declined 64,027
Total Received 69,195
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Private

15,735

undergraduate students

10,163

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

Founded in 1865, Cornell University is a private, four-year, nonprofit, land-grant research university that is known for its strong academic programs in Agriculture, Engineering, and the Arts and Sciences. It is located on a 745-acre campus in Ithaca, New York—52 miles from Syracuse.

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Application link Apply online
Public/private Private
Campus enrollment 25,898
Established in 1865
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

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745‐acre campus in Ithaca (population: 31,006), 60 miles from Syracuse; branch campus in New York City and abroad in Doha, Qatar; programs in Washington, DC and abroad in Rome. Served by air and bus; major airport and train serve Syracuse. School operates transportation to various locations in Tompkins County. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Small-medium city

Cornell University
410 Thurston Avenue
Ithaca, NY
14850

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
52%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
100%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

  • Cornell University kicks off spring break each year with Dragon Day, which includes a parade and dragon made by first-year Architecture students.
  • Love Bill Nye the Science Guy? He's a graduate of Cornell University, and often teaches there as part of the Frank H.T. Rhodes Visiting Professorship program.
  • Cornell University has the distinction of being both a private (endowed) and public (federal land grant) institution. Monies are allocated to fund specific schools within the university: three of its seven undergraduate schools are public; the rest, private.
  • Cornell University is both a public and private school as a privately endowed university, and also as a partner of the State University of New York. Cornell is the federal land-grant institution of New York State.
  • Cornell University was the first university in the United States to offer a major in American Studies and the first in the world to award a degree in Journalism.

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
83%
Top 1/4
97%
Top 1/2
100%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
770
25th
710
75th
800
25th
760
75th
36
25th
34
75th
35
25th
32
75th
35
25th
33

Admissions Facts

Application fee $80
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Required of some
Common application accepted Yes
Application deadline (final deadline) January 2
School has early decision program Yes
Early decision program application deadline November 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Extremely Selective

7%

acceptance rate

Accepted 5,168
Declined 64,027
Total Received 69,195

Admissions Factors

Required

Recommendations
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Secondary School Record

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Minority student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math
  • Reading
  • Study skills
  • Writing

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Other
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

Not Reported

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Other
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Other
  • Special transportation
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

59%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$54,352

Average financial aid

Cost

Tuition $66,014
Housing $11,562
Food $6,942
Additional fees $2,218
Books & supplies $1,354
Total $88,090
Average Financial Aid - $54,352
Total with Avg. Aid $33,738

Scholarships & Grants

Need-based

Federal $20,074,673
State $6,322,250
Institutional $262,435,569
Other external $13,952,242
Total $302,784,734

Non-need-based

Federal
State
Institutional
Other external $4,342,192
Total $4,342,192

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Financial Facts

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Financial Aid Office


P: 607 255-5145
F: 607 255-6329
finaid@cornell.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Equestrian yes
Fencing yes
Field hockey yes
Football yes
Golf yes
Gymnastics yes
Ice hockey yes yes
Lacrosse yes yes
Other sports yes yes
Rowing yes yes
Sailing yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Squash yes yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes
Wrestling yes

Club Sports - Men's

Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, cricket, cross-country, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, roller hockey, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, squash, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Club Sports - Women's

Alpine skiing, archery, badminton, basketball, cricket, cross-country,cycling, equestrian sports, figure skating, golf, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, roller hockey, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, softball, squash, synchronized skating, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Intramural/Recreational Sports

Alpine skiing, badminton, basketball, bowling, boxing, cycling, dance, disc golf, dodgeball, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, horseshoes, judo, karate, kickball, lacrosse, martial arts, non-tackle football, Nordic skiing, paintball, roller hockey, rugby, sailing, skateboarding, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, squash, synchronized skating, table tennis, tennis, Thai boxing, ultimate Frisbee, underwater hockey, volleyball (indoor/sand), windsurfing, wrestling

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Athletic Facts

Athletic conference memberships
Eastern College Athletic Conference (Division I, FCS I-AA), Ivy League (Division I, FCS I-AA), Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association

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Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General yes yes
Agricultural Engineering yes yes yes
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence yes yes
Animal Genetics yes yes
Animal Physiology yes yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Apparel and Textiles, General yes yes
Applied Mathematics, General yes yes
Archeology yes yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes yes
Astronomy yes yes yes
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General yes yes yes
Behavioral Sciences yes
Biochemistry yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other yes
Biological and Physical Sciences yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes yes
Biometry/Biometrics yes yes yes
Biophysics yes yes
Botany/Plant Biology yes yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics yes yes
Community Organization and Advocacy yes yes yes
Comparative Literature yes yes yes
Computational Biology yes
Computer Science yes yes yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes
Creative Writing yes
Dance, General yes
Development Economics and International Development yes
Developmental and Child Psychology yes yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes yes yes
Ecology yes yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes yes yes
Economics, General yes yes yes
Education, General yes yes yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Engineering Mechanics yes yes
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics yes yes yes
Engineering, General yes
Engineering/Industrial Management yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
Entomology yes yes yes
Environmental Health yes
Environmental Toxicology yes yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes
Evolutionary Biology yes yes
Fashion/Apparel Design yes yes
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts yes yes yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies yes
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General yes yes
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General yes
French Language and Literature yes
General Studies yes
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
German Language and Literature yes yes yes
Health Policy Analysis yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management yes
Historic Preservation and Conservation, General yes
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology yes yes
History, General yes yes yes
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management yes yes yes
Housing and Human Environments, General yes yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General yes yes yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General yes
Immunology yes yes
Information Technology yes yes yes
Information Technology Project Management yes
Institutional Food Workers yes
Italian Language and Literature yes
Labor and Industrial Relations yes yes yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes
Linguistics yes yes yes
Management Science yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other yes
Materials Engineering yes yes yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology yes yes
Medieval and Renaissance Studies yes yes
Microbiology, General yes yes
Molecular Biology yes yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes
Music Theory and Composition yes yes
Music, General yes yes yes
Musicology and Ethnomusicology yes yes
Neurobiology and Behavior yes yes
Neuroscience yes yes
Nuclear Engineering yes
Nutrition Sciences yes yes yes
Operations Research yes yes yes
Parasitology yes
Pharmacology yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology yes yes
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Psychology, General yes yes yes
Public Administration yes
Public Health, General yes
Public Policy Analysis, General yes yes yes
Real Estate yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes yes
Russian Language and Literature yes
Science, Technology and Society yes yes yes
Social Sciences, Other yes yes yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes
Statistics, General yes yes yes
Systems Engineering yes yes
Textile Science yes
Toxicology yes
Visual and Performing Arts, Other yes
Zoology/Animal Biology yes yes

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Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Self-designed majors

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Agriculture
  • Engineering

Pre-professional Programs

  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-veterinary science

25,898

total students

33%

in-state

67%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

61%

15,735
students

Female
54%
8,573

Male
46%
7,162

39%

10,163
students

Female
50%
5,112

Male
50%
5,051

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

100%

15,685
students

Female
55%
8,553

Male
45%
7,132

0%

50
students

Female
40%
20

Male
60%
30

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Student Break-down

10%
Nonresident aliens
7%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
23%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
14%
Hispanic/Latino
32%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
5%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements
High school transcript Required of All
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of All
Interview Required of Some
Standardized test scores Not Required/Recommended
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Required of All

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: March 15

Spring: October 15

Transfer Credits

Maximum transferred

60

semester hours

Minimum transfers must complete

60

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 93
Countries most often represented Canada
China
India
Singapore
South Korea
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
Host family program
International student center
Other
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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