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Cornell University

Ithaca,  New York
College Board code: 2098

Main Address

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-2000
www.cornell.edu

Admission Office

410 Thurston Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14850-2488
(607) 255-5241
Fax: (607) 255-0659
admissions@cornell.edu
Contact: Jason Locke
Director of Undergraduate Admissions

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What the School Says...

Cornell University, an Ivy League school and land-grant college located in the scenic Finger Lakes region of central New York, is home to 13,700 undergraduates pursuing studies in more than 75 majors found in the university's seven small to mid-sized undergraduate colleges. Cornell students come from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries.

"I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." - Founder Ezra Cornell, 1865

Go to cornell.edu to learn more

Type of School

  • Private
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 21%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
  • First Professional
    Other characteristics: 7 undergraduate colleges: agriculture and life sciences; architecture, art, and planning; arts and sciences; engineering; hotel administration; human ecology; industrial and labor relations. 6 graduate/professional colleges.

Setting

  • Rural setting
  • Large town (10,000 - 49,999)
  • Residential campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 13,846
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 3,139
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 13,772
  • Graduate enrollment: 5,497

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 33% In-state students
  • 67% Out-of-state students
  • 50% Women
  • 50% Men
  • <1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 18% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 4% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 6% Hispanic
  • 46% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 10% Non-Resident Alien
  • 16% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 88% in top 10th of graduating class
  • 98% in top quarter of graduating class
  • 100% in top half of graduating class
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