SCHOOLS / CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Cornell University

ITHACA, NYIPEDS 190415CARNEGIE CLASS 15
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th1,490
Median1,530
75th1,550
§ 43% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th33
Median34
75th35
§ 13% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 13%SAT SUBMIT 43%ACT SUBMIT 13%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedSecond binding round indicated; ED rate is blended.
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants12,978reported count
Admits1,72013%
Class seats1,19069% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants12,9781,72013%1,190School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 69%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Wait list attrition

68% joined after being offered a spot. 4% of students who joined were admitted. 75% of applicants were offered the wait list.

Exact wait-list data
Wait-list data
MetricValue
Offered a wait-list spot9,720
Accepted a wait-list spot6,598
Admitted from wait list254
Joined after being offered68%
Admitted after joining4%

Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $85. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

This CDS does not report the core H2A no-need grant fields. Federal affordability context is still shown below when available.

Partial merit profile
No-need grant recipientsNot reportedH2A first-year fields not reported
Avg net price$28,690Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a. Average international aid reported: $88,263.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio9EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
5516ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate9%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
62993ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3525ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
3525ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate64%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile33ADM2024.ACTCM25
ACT composite 50th percentile34ADM2024.ACTCM50
ACT composite 75th percentile35ADM2024.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate13%ADM2024.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile730ADM2024.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 50th percentile750ADM2024.SATVR50
SAT EBRW 75th percentile770ADM2024.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile770ADM2024.SATMT25
SAT math 50th percentile790ADM2024.SATMT50
SAT math 75th percentile800ADM2024.SATMT75
SAT submit rate40%ADM2024.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded3875DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded537DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded3705DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$934COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$68,380COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$934COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$68,380COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$92,150DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$92,150DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment15972DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment10665DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment156DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment26793DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment16128DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate56%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$7,773SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$9,964SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,982SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate17%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate20%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate17%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityIthacaHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameCornell UniversityHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category20,000 and aboveHD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: SmallHD2024.LOCALE
StateNew YorkHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years87%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years94%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years95%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate98%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time95%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate100%EF2017D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate3%DRVGR2007.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$104,043
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
95%
6-year completion
Average net price
$28,690
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$14,000
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$67,090$67k
MEDIAN
$104,043$104k
P75
$166,446$166k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$1,776
$30,001 – $48,000
$4,070
$48,001 – $75,000
$6,796
$75,001 – $110,000
← MODAL BRACKET$14,311
$110,001 and up
$49,992
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
87%
6-yr grad
95%
8-yr grad
96%
Retention
98%
Pell grad
92%
Transfer
0%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.