Cornell University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 100,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,050 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 196 (3% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 16,290
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 32%
From Region 19%
Athletes 1,150 (7.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 31%
Asian 26%
Hispanic 13%
International 10%
Black 7%
Mixed 6%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 825 37% 38% 20% 8% 16% 5% $76,772 64 +0.94 56 94% 12%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 6 — 50% 50% 0% 17% 0% 0% $69,357 73 +0.39 37 — — 12% — —
Biometry and Statistics 32 +6 44% 41% 34% 0% 12% 9% $125,954 84 +0.55 98 96% — 12% — —
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 83 — 24% 29% 40% 4% 12% 4% $77,863 84 +0.75 59 94% — 12% — —
Biology 290 +9 41% 35% 20% 9% 15% 6% $72,885 82 +0.75 46 93% — 12% — —
Agriculture 47 +1 55% 45% 13% 6% 9% 9% $79,871 99 +1.70 63 95% — 12% — —
Animal Sciences 82 +1 15% 33% 13% 11% 21% 1% $63,237 91 +0.92 21 91% — 12% — —
Entomology 8 — 25% 62% 12% 0% 25% 0% $65,983 93 +1.22 27 — — 12% — —
Food Science 21 — 33% 43% 38% 5% 10% 5% $77,892 98 +1.33 59 88% — 12% — —
International Agriculture 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $66,297 22 -0.70 28 91% — 12% — —
Plant Science 29 — 45% 48% 7% 10% 17% 0% $48,555 8 -1.19 3 90% — 12% — —
Viticulture and Enology 6 — 50% 50% 17% 0% 0% 0% $77,892 98 +1.33 59 88% — 12% — —
Development Economics and International Development 23 +3 61% 30% 13% 4% 26% 17% $152,157 94 +2.04 100 94% — 12% — —
General Studies 13 +6 31% 46% 15% 15% 8% 15% $63,697 85 +0.61 22 100% — 12% — —
Communication 69 +2 25% 43% 20% 9% 20% 0% $89,732 99 +2.60 78 97% — 12% — —
Environmental Science and Policy 110 +9 46% 47% 13% 6% 19% 5% $66,928 74 +0.62 30 95% — 12% — —
Rural Sociology 4 — 25% 0% 25% 25% 25% 0% $74,797 94 +1.62 51 95% — 12% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning 152 39% 28% 23% 4% 17% 20% $68,534 38 +0.58 34 88% 10%
Architecture 78 — 37% 22% 24% 1% 19% 31% $72,425 74 +0.50 45 85% — 10% — —
Art 33 — 24% 30% 24% 3% 18% 6% $46,953 53 +0.01 3 88% — 10% — —
Landscape Architecture 10 — 60% 30% 20% 0% 10% 30% $73,662 79 +0.64 48 — — 10% — —
Urban and Regional Studies 31 — 52% 39% 19% 13% 13% 6% $80,067 94 +1.37 63 93% — 10% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 1,008 43% 32% 22% 9% 12% 14% $120,879 99 +2.17 97 95% 8%
Computer Science 22 — 41% 5% 32% 23% 18% 18% $161,475 88 +1.07 100 98% — 8% — —
Information Science 251 +56 42% 22% 36% 12% 8% 11% $161,475 99 +3.07 100 98% — 8% — —
Astronomy 7 +2 57% 43% 0% 0% 29% 29% $103,408 91 +1.43 89 — — 8% — —
Chemistry 34 +11 41% 44% 24% 9% 12% 6% $101,868 98 +2.92 89 100% — 8% — —
Earth & Climate Sciences 10 — 70% 40% 0% 0% 0% 30% $69,285 73 +0.38 37 — — 8% — —
Mathematics 68 +41 74% 26% 35% 4% 6% 21% $148,874 96 +2.40 99 86% — 8% — —
Physics 42 +7 64% 36% 17% 0% 12% 17% $111,523 98 +2.01 94 96% — 8% — —
Statistical Science 19 +13 47% 21% 26% 5% 0% 37% $104,249 51 -0.14 90 96% — 8% — —
Biology & Society — — — — — — — — $78,839 94 +1.44 61 — — 8% — —
Economics 143 +26 57% 30% 22% 3% 11% 22% $152,157 94 +2.04 100 94% — 8% — —
Africana Studies 4 +5 25% 0% 0% 50% 25% 25% $82,181 96 +1.83 67 — — 8% — —
American Studies 14 +5 7% 7% 7% 29% 21% 0% $78,332 95 +1.52 60 83% — 8% — —
Archaeology 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $85,953 97 +2.84 73 — — 8% — —
Asian Studies 7 +9 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% $78,332 95 +1.52 60 83% — 8% — —
China & Asia-Pacific Studies — +3 — — — — — — $102,506 100 +3.44 89 — — 8% — —
Classics 7 +1 14% 43% 29% 0% 14% 0% $78,309 96 +1.81 60 — — 8% — —
Comparative Literature 4 +2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $50,994 47 -0.17 4 100% — 8% — —
English 23 +16 13% 39% 9% 9% 35% 9% $67,968 96 +1.90 33 91% — 8% — —
Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies 4 +1 0% 25% 50% 25% 0% 0% $69,320 96 +1.60 37 — — 8% — —
French 2 +4 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $89,008 100 +2.76 77 — — 8% — —
History 27 +8 52% 52% 7% 4% 22% 7% $70,122 91 +1.29 39 84% — 8% — —
Italian 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $89,008 100 +2.76 77 — — — — —
Linguistics 8 +2 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 12% $50,994 24 -0.63 4 100% — 8% — —
Near Eastern Studies 3 +3 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $78,332 95 +1.52 60 83% — 8% — —
Philosophy 20 +10 60% 30% 10% 5% 20% 15% $80,033 90 +1.40 63 — — 8% — —
Religious Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,760 97 +2.09 32 — — 8% — —
Science & Technology Studies 5 — 0% 40% 20% 0% 0% 20% $82,022 92 +1.55 67 — — 8% — —
Spanish 9 +3 44% 33% 0% 0% 44% 11% $78,005 96 +1.78 59 95% — 8% — —
Anthropology 9 +6 44% 33% 11% 33% 11% 0% $79,989 97 +2.09 63 — — 8% — —
Cognitive Science 8 +3 12% 62% 12% 0% 0% 25% $83,204 72 +0.03 69 — — 8% — —
Government 123 +25 40% 44% 15% 9% 15% 7% $104,812 96 +2.40 90 97% — 8% — —
Psychology 84 +18 18% 35% 14% 17% 12% 14% $81,256 97 +2.19 66 97% — 8% — —
Sociology 19 +6 21% 11% 5% 21% 26% 11% $74,797 94 +1.62 51 95% — 8% — —
History of Art 10 +1 0% 40% 10% 0% 20% 0% $46,953 35 -0.38 3 88% — 8% — —
Music 8 +8 50% 50% 12% 12% 25% 0% $50,594 66 +0.41 4 — — 8% — —
Performing & Media Arts 7 +4 29% 57% 0% 0% 14% 29% $50,844 89 +1.04 4 — — 8% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Human Ecology 278 20% 27% 21% 14% 18% 5% $79,703 72 +1.78 63 96% 10%
Human Biology 113 +2 27% 19% 21% 21% 21% 2% $77,086 82 +0.68 57 — — 10% — —
Nutrition Sciences 31 — 13% 26% 45% 6% 6% 10% $81,090 99 +1.63 65 91% — 10% — —
International Public Health 27 — 26% 22% 33% 19% 4% 0% $61,452 36 -0.34 17 96% — 10% — —
Human Development 77 — 10% 36% 12% 5% 23% 6% $85,835 99 +3.86 73 — — 10% — —
Apparel and Textiles 26 — 15% 31% 12% 8% 23% 15% $88,823 100 +2.69 77 100% — 10% — —
Textile Science 4 — 25% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $88,823 100 +2.69 77 100% — 10% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Cornell Duffield Engineering 1,134 57% 27% 31% 6% 13% 11% $168,581 100 +2.11 100 96% 7% 1520 1570
Biological Engineering 34 +1 47% 38% 21% 6% 9% 12% $96,307 85 +0.65 84 — — 7% 1520 1570
Biomedical Engineering 67 — 43% 24% 31% 6% 15% 10% $85,322 12 -1.15 72 96% — 7% 1520 1570
Chemical Engineering 50 — 56% 28% 32% 10% 16% 6% $114,933 86 +0.96 95 94% — 7% 1520 1570
Civil Engineering 44 — 50% 36% 18% 5% 14% 14% $94,964 68 +0.38 83 94% — 7% 1520 1570
Electrical & Computer Engineering 90 +5 58% 33% 26% 7% 11% 12% $159,404 97 +2.00 100 94% — 7% 1520 1570
Engineering 6 — 33% 33% 17% 17% 33% 0% $94,333 38 -0.32 83 95% — 7% 1520 1570
Engineering Physics 21 +1 67% 33% 10% 5% 10% 24% $128,096 91 +1.68 98 96% — 7% 1520 1570
Environmental Engineering 38 — 34% 42% 16% 5% 16% 3% $96,313 95 +1.50 84 97% — 7% 1520 1570
Materials Science & Engineering 24 +1 50% 46% 29% 0% 4% 17% $103,276 87 +0.99 89 96% — 7% 1520 1570
Mechanical Engineering 171 +1 56% 38% 18% 8% 19% 5% $116,472 98 +2.17 96 97% — 7% 1520 1570
Operations Research & Engineering 73 +14 51% 33% 12% 4% 23% 12% $148,080 95 +2.21 99 98% — 7% 1520 1570
Computer Science 516 +60 63% 18% 43% 5% 10% 12% $228,271 99 +3.02 100 97% — 7% 1520 1570
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy 56 30% 23% 32% 14% 9% 7% $115,717 98 +3.58 95 90% 10%
Health Care Policy 14 — 57% 14% 36% 14% 14% 0% $115,717 100 +4.69 95 90% — 10% — —
Public Policy 42 — 21% 26% 31% 14% 7% 10% $115,717 100 +3.20 95 90% — 10% — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (Dyson) 478 50% 35% 23% 5% 15% 11% $127,737 100 +3.85 98 97% 1520 1570
Applied Economics and Management 257 +3 54% 33% 29% 4% 15% 10% $145,097 99 +3.51 99 97% — 5% 1520 1570
Hotel Administration 221 — 46% 38% 17% 6% 15% 13% $107,550 99 +4.24 92 97% — 22% 1520 1570
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Industrial and Labor Relations 256 45% 42% 20% 10% 13% 4% $116,398 98 +2.91 96 98% 16%
Industrial and Labor Relations 256 — 45% 42% 20% 10% 13% 4% $116,398 98 +2.91 96 98% — 16% — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $76,489
ROI Percentile 97th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 98%
4-Year Graduation Rate 87%
6-Year Graduation Rate 95%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 21.5% 900 50% 36% 22% 6% 14% 11% $129,016 97 +3.25 98 97% —
Computer Science 18.8% 789 56% 19% 40% 7% 10% 12% $205,159 98 +2.99 100 97% —
Engineering 14.8% 618 52% 35% 21% 6% 16% 10% $118,744 93 +1.35 96 96% —
Social Sciences 13.0% 545 29% 39% 16% 10% 17% 7% $87,791 98 +2.23 76 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.6% 486 35% 30% 24% 11% 16% 5% $74,712 85 +0.73 51 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.4% 226 30% 38% 19% 8% 15% 4% $69,136 88 +0.95 36 91% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.2% 218 59% 34% 25% 4% 9% 17% $119,794 94 +1.73 97 93% —
Arts 4.9% 207 34% 31% 19% 5% 18% 18% $69,141 97 +0.85 36 90% —
Humanities 3.7% 157 34% 39% 10% 9% 20% 11% $72,682 96 +1.40 46 90% —
Health Sciences 1.0% 41 37% 20% 34% 17% 7% 0% $79,982 62 +1.38 63 94% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $562M #22 51% $27.4M — — — 6
Life & Natural Sciences $393M #8 49% $23.1M 86 #25 602 177
Engineering $176M #24 55% $3.8M 128 #24 897 152
Physical Sciences & Math $165M #17 77% $1.0M 83 #35 557 163
Agriculture & Food Science $157M #7 32% $1.1M 59 #4 313 79
Humanities & Social Sciences $56.7M #34 21% $0.3M 99 #42 366 35
Computer Science $42.8M #12 51% $1.8M 50 #10 387 13
Business & Economics $26.6M #14 5% $0 32 #28 173 14
Education $0.4M #305 59% $0 — — — —
Total $1,581M #10 50% $58.4M 537 #33 3,295 639

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 179 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Football 109 $4.6M $4.6M $0
Rowing 97 $1.2M $958K $203K
Other Sports 71 $1.8M $1.6M $231K
Lacrosse 53 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Wrestling 40 $1.4M $1.3M $41K
Baseball 37 $810K $810K $0
Soccer 35 $715K $715K $0
Swimming & Diving 34 $525K $525K $0
Ice Hockey 31 $2.9M $2.7M $192K
Basketball 20 $1.6M $1.5M $85K
Squash 16 $1.1M $295K $780K
Tennis 12 $932K $932K $0
Golf 10 $135K $135K $0
Total 643 $20.5M $18.9M $1.5M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 171 $1.0M $1.0M $16K
Rowing 50 $1.1M $843K $280K
Lacrosse 43 $1.3M $963K $288K
Fencing 34 $481K $481K $0
Soccer 34 $713K $658K $55K
Swimming & Diving 34 $571K $571K $0
Equestrian 29 $394K $394K $0
Other Sports 28 $342K $342K $0
Ice Hockey 27 $1.7M $1.5M $232K
Gymnastics 25 $627K $541K $86K
Field Hockey 24 $810K $810K $0
Volleyball 21 $603K $603K $0
Softball 20 $616K $616K $0
Basketball 19 $1.4M $1.4M $23K
Sailing 18 $437K $417K $19K
Squash 16 $1.1M $295K $780K
Tennis 11 $399K $399K $0
Total 507 $13.6M $11.8M $1.8M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 350 $2.1M $2.1M $16K
Rowing 147 $2.3M $1.8M $484K
Football 109 $4.6M $4.6M $0
Other Sports 99 $2.2M $1.9M $231K
Lacrosse 96 $3.0M $2.7M $288K
Soccer 69 $1.4M $1.4M $55K
Swimming & Diving 68 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Ice Hockey 58 $4.6M $4.2M $424K
Wrestling 40 $1.4M $1.3M $41K
Basketball 39 $3.0M $2.9M $109K
Baseball 37 $810K $810K $0
Fencing 34 $481K $481K $0
Squash 32 $2.2M $590K $1.6M
Equestrian 29 $394K $394K $0
Gymnastics 25 $627K $541K $86K
Field Hockey 24 $810K $810K $0
Tennis 23 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Volleyball 21 $603K $603K $0
Softball 20 $616K $616K $0
Sailing 18 $437K $417K $19K
Golf 10 $135K $135K $0
Total 1,150 $50.4M $46.7M $3.7M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 9.2%
Yield (non-ED) 46%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 11% 7% 3%
Early Decision 30% 20% 8%
Unhooked Early Decision 23% 16% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, faculty-related, and Questbridge

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 56%
SAT Range 1490 – 1550
SAT Math Range 770 – 800
SAT RW Range 730 – 770