Cornell University

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Cornell University is an Ivy League research university in Ithaca, New York. Cornell is private, yet is New York's land-grant institution. Cornell promotes globally-minded public service.

Affordability: Cornell promises to meet 100% of demonstrated need, without loans for household incomes up to $60,000. Students from middle-income households are expected to take out loans. According to NCES data, 27% of freshman borrowed an average of $8,585 in 2020-21.

Rankings, Recognition:

#17 national research universities, U.S. News
#17 colleges and universities, CollegeSimply
#1 best colleges for Agricultural Science, #2 for Information Technology, #3 for Architecture, Niche

Popular Majors (NCES):

Computer Science
Labor and Industrial Relations
Biology
Hotel Management
Biomedical Science
Agricultural Economics
Information Technology
Econometrics
Mechanical Engineering
Political Science

Admissions, enrollment, graduation rates (NCES):

15,503 undergraduates; 10,079 graduate students
9% acceptance rate
64% enrolled
94% graduation rate