Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
National
Location
Ithaca, NY
Population
100,000
Website
http://www.cornell.edu/
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
8.5%
Racial/Ethnic
White
31%
Asian
26%
Hispanic
13%
International
10%
Black
7%
Mixed
6%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
Men
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | 825 | 37% / 63% | 5% | $70,773 | 51 | 90% | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $65,479 | 35 | — | |
| Biometry and Statistics | 32 +6 | 44% / 56% | 9% | $145,805 | 100 | 100% | |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 83 — | 24% / 76% | 4% | $81,524 | 73 | 94% | |
| Biology | 290 +9 | 41% / 59% | 6% | $66,957 | 40 | 86% | |
| Agriculture | 47 +1 | 55% / 45% | 9% | $54,475 | 10 | 88% | |
| Animal Sciences | 82 +1 | 15% / 85% | 1% | $49,505 | 5 | 92% | |
| Entomology | 8 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $56,305 | 12 | — | |
| Food Science | 21 — | 33% / 67% | 5% | $81,012 | 73 | 93% | |
| International Agriculture | 2 — | 50% / 50% | 50% | $70,425 | 50 | — | |
| Plant Science | 29 — | 45% / 55% | 0% | $48,556 | 4 | 90% | |
| Viticulture and Enology | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $81,012 | 73 | 93% | |
| Development Economics and International Development | 23 +3 | 61% / 39% | 17% | $123,578 | 98 | 93% | |
| Communication | 69 +2 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $85,521 | 79 | 92% | |
| Environmental Science and Policy | 110 +9 | 46% / 54% | 5% | $59,246 | 18 | 94% | |
| General Studies | 13 +6 | 31% / 69% | 15% | $63,697 | 30 | 100% | |
| Rural Sociology | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $62,572 | 26 | 93% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Architecture, Art, and Planning | 152 | 39% / 61% | 20% | $67,950 | 42 | 98% | |
| Architecture | 78 — | 37% / 63% | 31% | $67,223 | 40 | 100% | |
| Art | 33 — | 24% / 76% | 6% | $69,718 | 48 | 95% | |
| Landscape Architecture | 10 — | 60% / 40% | 30% | $69,462 | 47 | — | |
| Urban and Regional Studies | 31 — | 52% / 48% | 6% | $67,414 | 41 | 96% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Arts and Sciences | 1,008 | 43% / 57% | 14% | $105,188 | 94 | 93% | |
| Computer Science | 22 — | 41% / 59% | 18% | $134,489 | 99 | 95% | |
| Information Science | 251 +56 | 42% / 58% | 11% | $134,489 | 99 | 95% | |
| Astronomy | 7 +2 | 57% / 43% | 29% | $101,621 | 92 | — | |
| Chemistry | 34 +11 | 41% / 59% | 6% | $57,872 | 15 | 85% | |
| Earth & Climate Sciences | 10 — | 70% / 30% | 30% | $65,352 | 35 | — | |
| Mathematics | 68 +41 | 74% / 26% | 21% | $155,858 | 100 | 94% | |
| Physics | 42 +7 | 64% / 36% | 17% | $111,524 | 96 | 96% | |
| Statistical Science | 19 +13 | 47% / 53% | 37% | $104,249 | 93 | 96% | |
| Biology & Society | — — | — | — | $74,586 | 60 | — | |
| Economics | 143 +26 | 57% / 43% | 22% | $123,578 | 98 | 93% | |
| Africana Studies | 4 +5 | 25% / 75% | 25% | $73,364 | 57 | — | |
| American Studies | 14 +5 | 7% / 93% | 0% | $78,333 | 68 | 83% | |
| Anthropology | 9 +6 | 44% / 56% | 0% | $64,937 | 33 | — | |
| Archaeology | 4 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $69,579 | 47 | — | |
| Asian Studies | 7 +9 | 14% / 86% | 14% | $78,333 | 68 | 83% | |
| China & Asia-Pacific Studies | — +3 | — | — | $78,333 | 68 | — | |
| Classics | 7 +1 | 14% / 86% | 0% | $68,129 | 43 | — | |
| Cognitive Science | 8 +3 | 12% / 88% | 25% | $86,822 | 80 | — | |
| Comparative Literature | 4 +2 | 50% / 50% | 25% | $50,995 | 6 | 100% | |
| English | 23 +16 | 13% / 87% | 9% | $67,206 | 40 | 96% | |
| Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies | 4 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $69,026 | 46 | — | |
| French | 2 +4 | 50% / 50% | 50% | $78,006 | 67 | — | |
| Government | 123 +25 | 40% / 60% | 7% | $83,259 | 76 | 89% | |
| History | 27 +8 | 52% / 48% | 7% | $84,850 | 78 | 89% | |
| Italian | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | — | — | |
| Linguistics | 8 +2 | 50% / 50% | 12% | $50,995 | 6 | 100% | |
| Near Eastern Studies | 3 +3 | 67% / 33% | 33% | $78,333 | 68 | 83% | |
| Philosophy | 20 +10 | 60% / 40% | 15% | $68,949 | 45 | — | |
| Psychology | 84 +18 | 18% / 82% | 14% | $73,954 | 59 | 98% | |
| Religious Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $64,575 | 32 | — | |
| Science & Technology Studies | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 20% | $73,203 | 57 | — | |
| Sociology | 19 +6 | 21% / 79% | 11% | $62,572 | 26 | 93% | |
| Spanish | 9 +3 | 44% / 56% | 11% | $78,006 | 67 | 95% | |
| History of Art | 10 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $69,718 | 48 | 95% | |
| Music | 8 +8 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $59,637 | 19 | — | |
| Performing & Media Arts | 7 +4 | 29% / 71% | 29% | $60,056 | 20 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Human Ecology | 278 | 20% / 80% | 5% | $72,593 | 55 | 99% | |
| Human Biology | 113 +2 | 27% / 73% | 2% | $74,675 | 60 | — | |
| Nutrition Sciences | 31 — | 13% / 87% | 10% | $63,148 | 28 | 100% | |
| International Public Health | 27 — | 26% / 74% | 0% | $61,452 | 23 | 96% | |
| Human Development | 77 — | 10% / 90% | 6% | $70,926 | 51 | — | |
| Apparel and Textiles | 26 — | 15% / 85% | 15% | $88,823 | 82 | 100% | |
| Textile Science | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $88,823 | 82 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Duffield Engineering | 1,134 | 57% / 43% | 11% | $155,883 | 100 | 96% | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 67 — | 43% / 57% | 10% | $85,322 | 79 | 96% | |
| Chemical Engineering | 50 — | 56% / 44% | 6% | $113,579 | 97 | 97% | |
| Civil Engineering | 44 — | 50% / 50% | 14% | $96,087 | 88 | 97% | |
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | 90 +5 | 58% / 42% | 12% | $125,821 | 99 | 95% | |
| Engineering | 6 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $110,311 | 96 | 90% | |
| Engineering Physics | 21 +1 | 67% / 33% | 24% | $128,096 | 99 | 96% | |
| Environmental Engineering | 38 — | 34% / 66% | 3% | $83,584 | 76 | 100% | |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 24 +1 | 50% / 50% | 17% | $103,277 | 93 | 96% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 171 +1 | 56% / 44% | 5% | $109,241 | 95 | 96% | |
| Operations Research & Engineering | 73 +14 | 51% / 49% | 12% | $144,786 | 100 | 97% | |
| Computer Science | 516 +60 | 63% / 37% | 12% | $209,884 | 100 | 96% | |
| Biological Engineering | 34 +1 | 47% / 53% | 12% | $96,123 | 88 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy | 56 | 30% / 70% | 7% | $102,419 | 92 | 97% | |
| Health Care Policy | 14 — | 57% / 43% | 0% | $102,419 | 92 | 98% | |
| Public Policy | 42 — | 21% / 79% | 10% | $102,419 | 92 | 97% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (Dyson) | 478 | 50% / 50% | 11% | $110,800 | 96 | 95% | |
| Applied Economics and Management | 257 +3 | 54% / 46% | 10% | $125,214 | 99 | 94% | |
| Hotel Administration | 221 — | 46% / 54% | 13% | $94,040 | 87 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Industrial and Labor Relations | 256 | 45% / 55% | 4% | $114,587 | 97 | 95% | |
| Industrial and Labor Relations | 256 — | 45% / 55% | 4% | $114,587 | 97 | 95% |
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$76,489
ROI Percentile
96th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
98%
4-Year Graduation Rate
87%
6-Year Graduation Rate
95%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Graduated
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
Men
Women
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
International
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & Economics | 21.5% | 900 | 50% / 50% | 11% | $114,235 | 97 | 94% | |
| Computer Science | 18.8% | 789 | 56% / 44% | 12% | $183,797 | 100 | 96% | |
| 16.8% | 702 | 30% / 70% | 8% | $75,002 | 61 | 93% | ||
| Engineering | 13.9% | 584 | 52% / 48% | 9% | $111,650 | 96 | 96% | |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 11.6% | 486 | 35% / 65% | 5% | $71,239 | 52 | 88% | |
| Agriculture & Food Science | 6.2% | 260 | 32% / 68% | 5% | $61,662 | 24 | 92% | |
| Physical Sciences & Math | 5.2% | 218 | 59% / 41% | 17% | $117,680 | 98 | 94% | |
| Arts | 4.9% | 207 | 34% / 66% | 18% | $70,473 | 50 | 98% | |
| Health Sciences | 1.0% | 41 | 37% / 63% | 0% | $75,441 | 62 | 97% |
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 |
| $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.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
8%
Yield (Unbound)
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% |
Acceptance & Yield
Acceptance
Yield
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
required
Submitted Test Scores
56%
SAT Range
1490
–
1550
SAT Math Range
770
–
800
SAT RW Range
730
–
770
SAT Composite
25th
75th
SAT Math
25th
75th
SAT Reading & Writing
25th
75th
Submitting a Test Score
Submitted
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
Rankings
Academics
Future Patagonia Vest Owners
Top Investment Banking Feeders
Will Network for a Superday
Crying in the Library at 3 AM
Toughest Schools
All-Nighter Hall of Fame
Future Ambulance Chasers
Top Law School Feeders
Future SCOTUS Clerks
Can't Hide Behind Your GPA
SAT-required, Highest Medians
Above Average in High School is Not Enough
Fun and Games
Michelin Star Meal Plan
Best Food
Three Stars
Prestige
Grandma Eyebrow Raisers
Easy Brags for the Prestigious-Conscious
Ivies, But
My Tribe
Tiger Mom Heaven
Most Asian-Americans
Significant Presence
Call Your Mother!
Most Jewish
I'm Jewish, You're Jewish, Everyone's Jewish
Engineering
It Actually IS Rocket Science
Aerospace Engineering
Rocket Scientists
Pre-Med Hidding in Plain Sight
Biomedical Engineering
Cutting Edge
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes
Chemical Engineering
Polymer Whisperers & Battery Bros
Playing House
Civil Engineering
Bridge Builders
Resistance Is Futile
Computer Engineering
FPGA Whisperers & Bit-Twiddling Demigods
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Shockingly Elite
Hugging Trees with Calculus
Environmental Engineering
Earth Defenders
Making Spreadsheets Go Brrrr
Industrial Engineering
The Quants
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Atomic Architects
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Mad Scientists' Machine Shop
Computer Science
Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better.
Artificial Intelligence
Sticking to the CS Guns (For Now)
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science (Eng)
The Waitlist Kings
import pandas as pd
Data Science
Jupyter Notebook Jockeys
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again?
Information Technology
Tech Support Savants
Physical Sciences & Math
Quants, Proofs & p < 0.05
Applied Mathematics & Statistics
Wall Street's Favorite Feeder Schools
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Quantum Masochists & Chalkboard Wizards
Rocks and Whales
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Core Samplers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
We Cited Ourselves in the Standard Model
No Words Allowed
Pure Mathematics
Theorem Crafters
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Darwin's Favorites
Photosynthesis Fan Club
Ecology & Plant Biology
Tree-Hugger Royalty
Lord of the Petri Dish
Microbiology & Immunology
Antibody Avengers
Staring at a Gel Electrophoresis Until Our Eyes Bleed
Molecular Biology & Genomics
Helix Heavyweights
Agriculture & Food Science
Show Me the Bushels
Agribusiness & Economics
Wall Street of Wheat
Farming with Numbers
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
The Green Giants
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Planet Savers
Better Eating Through Chemistry
Food Science & Nutrition
The Flavor Engineers
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers
Plant & Agricultural Systems
The Land Grants
Puppies Over People
Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
We Can Pet It AND Fix Its Spleen
Health Sciences
Behind Every Doctor
Health Services
Hospital VIPs
Legal Drug Dealers
Pharmacy
Dosage Masters
Sweat Equity
Sports & Fitness
Game Day Ready
Business & Economics
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings
Business Administration
Suit & Tie on a Tuesday Pre-Professionals
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets
Business Analytics
VLOOKUP Virtuosos
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
I Actually Wanted to do Finance
Move Fast, Break Tuition
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Future Founders
Wolf of Wall Street Prep
Finance
Show Me The Money!
The Spreadsheet Doctors
Healthcare Administration
The Hospital C-Suite Pipeline
May I Take Your Order?
Hospitality & Tourism
The Gold Standard
Office Politics 101
Human Resources
Talent Whisperers
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers
Sports & Entertainment Business
The "Do You Know Who I Am?" Elite
Humanities & Social Sciences
I Think, Therefore I Major
Cognitive Science
The Qualia Quibblers
Much Ado About Nothing
English, Literature & Writing
Ink & Quill
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time
Environmental Policy & Sustainability
Climate Cabinet
Smashing the Patriarchy 101
Gender Studies
Activist Academics
Model UN Generation
Government & Politics
Policy Wonks
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary)
History & Archaeology
Primary Source Hunters
Passport Stamp Collectors
International Relations
Foreign Service Bound
I'll Figure Out the Career Later
Liberal Arts & Interdisciplinary
Major Mashup
Professional Yapping
Media & Communication Studies
Too Prestigious to Call It a Comm Degree
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group
Philosophy & Ethics
The Questioners
Feelings, But With Error Bars
Research & Experimental Psychology
Textbook Authors' Legacy
Decolonizing the Curriculum
Regional & Ethnic Studies
Area Experts
Everything is a Construct
Sociology & Anthropology
The Deconstructors
Grammar Police Academy
World Languages & Linguistics
Morpheme Masters
Education
Surviving PTA Karens
General Education
Teacher's Pet
Arts
Sleep Deprivation by Design
Architecture
Design Visionaries
Eight Hours of Scales
Music
Recital Royalty
Theatre Kid Generation
Performing Arts
Encore Worthy
Professional
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety)
Law
Pre-Law Prowess