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Cornell University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Location Ithaca, NY

Population 100,000

Website http://www.cornell.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 16,092

Men / Women 45% / 55%

Asian 33%

White 27%

Hispanic 10%

International 10%

Black 5%

Mixed 4%

Native American 0%

From State 32%

From Region 19%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Business & Economics 25%

Computer Science 18%

Humanities & Social Sciences 17%

Life & Natural Sciences 17%

Engineering 13%

Arts 5%

Physical Sciences & Math 5%

Health Sciences 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $73,946

Est. Cost of Attendance $96,318

10-Year ROI $333,000

ROI Percentile 99th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%

4-Year Graduation Rate 87%

6-Year Graduation Rate 95%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)

Sunshine Hours 2,050 (4% 🌧️)

Days Without Precipitation 196 (3% ☔)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

Acceptance Rate 8%

Yield (Unbound) 50%

Early Decision 1 Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$1,275M	#12
Engineering, Computing & Math	$223M	#24
Humanities & Social Sciences	$45M	#34

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	201	#18
Humanities & Social Sciences	322	#68
Life & Natural Sciences	317	#80

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required

Submitted Test Scores 56%

SAT Range 1510 – 1550

SAT Math Range 770 – 800

SAT RW Range 730 – 770

ACT Range 33 – 35

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	778	40% / 60%	6%	$72,784		90%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	7 —	57% / 43%	0%	$64,715	35	—
Biometry and Statistics	25 +8	52% / 48%	36%	$152,425	100	100%
Agriculture	56 —	48% / 52%	4%	$56,857	15	88%
Animal Sciences	66 +2	23% / 77%	0%	$51,670	7	92%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	83 —	25% / 75%	6%	$85,225	80	94%
Biology	264 +13	45% / 55%	5%	$69,997	51	86%
Entomology	10 —	40% / 60%	0%	$57,526	16	—
Food Science	20 —	40% / 60%	0%	$84,555	79	93%
Plant Science	20 +1	50% / 50%	5%	$50,679	6	90%
Viticulture and Enology	7 —	86% / 14%	0%	$84,555	79	93%
Development Economics and International Development	6 —	50% / 50%	33%	$129,667	99	93%
International Agriculture	11 —	27% / 73%	0%	$73,320	59	—
Communication	75 +3	32% / 68%	11%	$89,715	84	92%
Environmental Science and Policy	95 +9	42% / 58%	6%	$61,505	26	94%
General Studies	18 +4	44% / 56%	0%	$66,804	42	100%
Rural Sociology	15 +2	27% / 73%	13%	$65,655	38	93%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning	136	35% / 65%	31%	$71,325		98%
Architecture	67 —	33% / 67%	43%	$70,476	52	100%
Art	26 —	23% / 77%	19%	$73,168	59	95%
Landscape Architecture	16 —	44% / 56%	31%	$72,988	58	—
Urban and Regional Studies	27 —	44% / 56%	11%	$70,676	53	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Arts and Sciences	875	45% / 55%	14%	$109,212		93%
Computer Science	20 —	30% / 70%	30%	$140,860	99	95%
Information Science	206 +44	40% / 60%	16%	$140,860	99	95%
Astronomy	8 +2	75% / 25%	12%	$100,419	92	—
Chemistry	34 +9	47% / 53%	12%	$60,338	23	85%
Earth & Climate Sciences	20 +1	50% / 50%	0%	$63,482	32	—
Mathematics	60 +50	68% / 32%	22%	$162,763	100	94%
Physics	31 +14	71% / 29%	16%	$116,276	98	96%
Statistical Science	16 +15	44% / 56%	19%	$108,868	96	96%
Biology & Society	— —	—	—	$71,165	54	—
Economics	139 +22	68% / 32%	24%	$129,667	99	93%
Africana Studies	4 +2	25% / 75%	0%	$78,425	69	—
American Studies	10 +5	10% / 90%	0%	$81,545	75	83%
Anthropology	6 —	17% / 83%	17%	$69,089	48	—
Archaeology	3 +2	33% / 67%	0%	$76,322	65	—
Asian Studies	5 +4	20% / 80%	40%	$81,545	75	83%
China & Asia-Pacific Studies	— +1	—	—	$80,828	73	—
Classics	6 +1	33% / 67%	0%	$64,733	36	—
Cognitive Science	1 +2	0% / 100%	0%	$72,371	57	—
Comparative Literature	6 +1	17% / 83%	67%	$53,112	9	100%
English	28 +8	25% / 75%	7%	$70,443	52	96%
Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies	3 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$68,378	46	—
French	— +2	—	—	$64,466	35	—
Government	106 +17	46% / 54%	5%	$87,361	82	89%
History	21 +12	57% / 43%	0%	$88,845	83	89%
Linguistics	8 +5	12% / 88%	0%	$53,112	9	100%
Near Eastern Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	$81,545	75	83%
Philosophy	19 +8	37% / 63%	11%	$72,789	58	—
Psychology	63 +16	25% / 75%	8%	$77,682	68	98%
Religious Studies	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$64,411	35	—
Science & Technology Studies	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$74,116	61	—
Sociology	22 +4	14% / 86%	9%	$65,655	38	93%
Spanish	6 +9	33% / 67%	0%	$81,245	74	95%
History of Art	6 +1	33% / 67%	17%	$73,168	59	95%
Music	5 +4	20% / 80%	0%	$59,729	21	—
Performing & Media Arts	7 +3	43% / 57%	0%	$55,627	12	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Human Ecology	234	24% / 76%	5%	$73,909		99%
Human Biology	96 +4	30% / 70%	1%	$74,743	62	—
Nutrition Sciences	20 +2	10% / 90%	15%	$66,100	40	100%
International Public Health	28 —	29% / 71%	4%	$64,548	35	96%
Human Development	62 —	24% / 76%	3%	$70,712	53	—
Apparel and Textiles	23 —	13% / 87%	13%	$93,068	87	100%
Textile Science	5 —	0% / 100%	20%	$93,068	87	100%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Cornell Duffield Engineering	978	57% / 43%	12%	$165,369		96%
Biological Engineering	24 —	54% / 46%	8%	$91,284	85	—
Biomedical Engineering	55 —	31% / 69%	2%	$89,026	84	96%
Chemical Engineering	35 —	43% / 57%	14%	$118,510	98	97%
Civil Engineering	33 —	30% / 70%	6%	$100,258	92	97%
Electrical & Computer Engineering	72 +5	58% / 42%	17%	$131,283	99	95%
Engineering	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$115,100	97	90%
Engineering Physics	29 +2	66% / 34%	7%	$133,657	99	96%
Environmental Engineering	26 —	35% / 65%	8%	$87,212	82	100%
Materials Science & Engineering	26 —	50% / 50%	15%	$107,760	95	96%
Mechanical Engineering	152 —	66% / 34%	5%	$113,983	97	96%
Operations Research & Engineering	56 +12	41% / 59%	21%	$151,071	100	97%
Computer Science	467 +60	63% / 37%	14%	$219,827	100	96%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy	74	35% / 65%	3%	$107,508		98%
Health Care Policy	10 —	20% / 80%	0%	$107,508	95	98%
Public Policy	64 —	38% / 62%	3%	$107,508	95	98%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (Dyson)	514	50% / 50%	9%	$113,868		95%
Applied Economics and Management	243 +2	55% / 45%	7%	$130,690	99	94%
Hotel Administration	271 —	45% / 55%	11%	$98,785	91	96%