Cornell University

Overview

Cornell University is a private institution that was founded in 1865. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 15,735 (fall 2023), its setting is rural, and the campus size is 745 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Cornell University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #12. Its tuition and fees are $66,014.

Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, has more than 1,000 student organizations on campus, which range from the Big Red Marching Band to the International Affairs Society. First-year students live together on north campus, and the university has housing options for upperclassmen and graduate students, though many choose to live off campus. Cornell has a thriving Greek life, with more than 60 fraternity and sorority chapters. Cornell has 35 NCAA Division I varsity teams that compete in the Ivy League. The Cornell Big Red are well known for their successful men's lacrosse and men's wrestling teams; the school also has a strong ice hockey program.

Each of Cornell's seven undergraduate colleges and schools admits its own students and provides its own faculty, even though every graduate receives a degree from Cornell University. Cornell's two largest undergraduate colleges are the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Its graduate schools include the highly ranked S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, College of Engineering, Law School and Weill Cornell Medical College. Cornell is also well known for its top-ranked College of Veterinary Medicine and the highly esteemed School of Hotel Administration. One of Cornell's oldest traditions is Dragon Day, during which a dragon built by first-year architecture students is paraded through campus. Notable alumni include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, author E.B. White and Bill Nye, the "Science Guy."

Admissions

* These are the average scores of applications admitted to this school. Ranges represent admitted applicants who fell within the 25th and 75th percentile.

Cornell University has an acceptance rate of 7%. Half the applicants admitted to Cornell University who submitted test scores have an SAT score between 1470 and 1570 or an ACT score of 33 and 35. However, one quarter of admitted applicants achieved scores above these ranges and one quarter scored below these ranges. The application deadline at Cornell University is Jan. 2.

Admissions officials at Cornell University consider a student's GPA a very important academic factor. An applicant's high school class rank, when available, is considered important and letters of recommendation are considered very important for admissions officials at Cornell University.

Cost

International Student’s Requirements

●        Same application deadline as regular students - Fall - January 2

●        No separate application form required – $80

●        No conditional admissions offered

●        Only early decision available - no early action allowed

●        Either TOEFL or IELTS required

●        Either SAT or ACT considered

Student Diversity

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