Cornell University

  • Details

    • Name: Cornell University
    • Location: Ithaca, NY 14853
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 8.16%
    • Average SAT Scores 1520
    • Four Year Completion Rate 87.11% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 95.14% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 94.83% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    87.1%
    6 Year
    95.1%
    8 Year
    94.8%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $83,196 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $66,014 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $66,014 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $13,000 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $14,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $6,934 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $4,079 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $5,589 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $8,129 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $18,531 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $51,735 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $87,830 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $85,814 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $97,098 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $90,944 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $104,043 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree $58,325 $38,271 $25,436
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,781
Architectural History and Criticism Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $90,735
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree $72,455 $45,000 $78,005
International Agriculture Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,652
Food Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $51,489
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree $70,043 No data $29,011
Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data $52,794
Environmental Design Bachelor's Degree No data No data $58,069
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,086
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $57,169
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $63,455 No data $44,071
Culinary Arts and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agriculture, General Bachelor's Degree $52,399 $30,694 $41,224
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $61,768
Operations Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $78,243
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,951
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data $55,510 $29,066
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $77,827
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $83,338
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Landscape Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Architectural Sciences and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $57,023
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data $34,964 $127,764
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,621
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $72,114
Engineering, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's Degree No data No data $55,049
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data $59,627 $30,195
Human Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $39,142 No data $32,205
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $74,126
Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $74,526
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $46,475 No data No data
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $13,820
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $102,775 No data $36,163
Community Organization and Advocacy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Archeology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $57,691 $39,857 $51,469
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $88,459
Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $69,641
Science, Technology and Society Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,662
Social Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biological/Biosystems Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $17,890
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,630
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data $54,995 $69,416
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Visual and Performing Arts, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree $66,551 $51,484 $65,696
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,797
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree $90,767 No data $65,965
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree $86,687 $84,324 $66,090