Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
8.4%
6,077 admitted
SAT · 50th
1530
Range 1490–1550
6-yr grad
95.0%
Retention 97.8%
Undergrads
16,138
9:1 S-F
Admissions
13.2% / 9.0%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications72,523
Overall admit rate8.4%
In-state admit rate13.2%
Out-of-state admit rate9.0%
Enrolled3,827 · 63.0% yield
Admitted from waitlist254 of 9,720
Very important factorsApplication essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Rigor of HS record, Talent
Important factorsGPA, Class rank
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1530
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1490–1550 · 43.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W730750770
Math770790800
Comp149015301550
ACT
255075
Comp333435
Cost & aid
$73,946
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$73,946
Fees$1,024
Room & board$21,348
Books$1,234
Avg need-based grant$63,827
% need met100.0%
Academics
9 : 1
student-faculty ratio
97.8% retention
Student-faculty9 : 1
Retention97.8%
4-year graduation85.8%
6-year graduation95.0%
Enrollment
16,138
undergraduates
64.3% out-of-state · 389 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates16,138
First-year3,827
Transfer625
Full-time100%
Female54%
Out-of-state64.3%
International (freshmen)389
Rankings
#5
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Programming Languages
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Programming Languages#526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#726
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#1026
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#1226
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#1426
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#1826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceThe Ivy League9
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Admissions URLhttps://admissions.cornell.edu/how-to-ap…
Admissions emailadmissions@cornell.edu
Admissions phone607-255-5241
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Penn…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Pennsylvania PA · Private (nonprofit)4.9%10K
Columbia University NY · Private (nonprofit)3.9%15409K
Duke University NC · Private (nonprofit)5.2%15506K
Yale University CT · Private (nonprofit)4.8%15306K
Northwestern University IL · Private (nonprofit)7.7%15409K
Dartmouth College NH · Private (nonprofit)6.0%1520
Harvard University MA · Private (nonprofit)4.2%
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Cornell University

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