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Cornell University

General Information

Name: Cornell University
Address: , Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone:

  • General information: (607) 255-2000
  • Financial aid office: (607) 255-5145
  • Admissions office: (607) 256-5241

Website: www.cornell.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$32,981$31,467$30,167
Books and supplies$700$680$660
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$10,776$10,300$9,882
        Other expenses$1,420$1,380$1,340
Off-campus
        Room and board$10,776$10,300$9,832
        Other expenses$1,420$1,380$1,340
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$1,420$1,380$1,340

Total expenses   
On-campus$45,877$43,827$42,049
Off-campus$45,877$43,827$41,999
Off-campus with family$35,101$33,527$32,167

Price varies depending on the college/school within the university the students is attending. Please visit this site for a full description: http://finaid.cornell.edu/Shared/Costs.htm

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 62%
  • Federal grants: 13%
  • State/local grants: 15%
  • Institutional grants: 44%
  • Student loans: 42%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$4983
  • State/local grants:$2541
  • Institutional grants:$15492
  • Student loans:$6886

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$70
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants28,09814,77313,325
Percent admitted24.7%24.3%25.1%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time46.0%46.0%46.0%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 19642
Undergraduate enrollment: 13684
First-time student retention: 96%
Overall graduation rate: 93%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 100%
    • Part Time: 0%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 50%
    • Women: 50%

White non-hispanic: 56%
Black non-hispanic: 5%
Hispanic: 5%
Asian/pacific islander: 16%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 17%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations - Bachelor
  • Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding - Doctor
  • Agricultural Animal Breeding - Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General - Bachelor
  • Agricultural Economics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Agriculture, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Agronomy and Crop Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Animal Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Food Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Horticultural Science - Master, Doctor
  • International Agriculture - Bachelor
  • Ornamental Horticulture - Master, Doctor
  • Plant Sciences, General - Bachelor, Doctor
    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architectural History and Criticism, General - Master, Doctor
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
  • Architecture and Related Services, Other - Master
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Environmental Design/Architecture - Bachelor, Master
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor, Master
  • East Asian Studies - Bachelor
  • Gay/Lesbian Studies - Bachelor
  • German Studies - Bachelor
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Animal Genetics - Master, Doctor
  • Animal Physiology - Doctor
  • Biochemistry - Master, Doctor
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Biometry/Biometrics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biophysics - Master, Doctor
  • Botany/Plant Biology - Master, Doctor
  • Ecology - Master, Doctor
  • Entomology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Environmental Toxicology - Master, Doctor
  • Evolutionary Biology - Master, Doctor
  • Immunology - Doctor
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology - Master, Doctor
  • Molecular Biology - Doctor
  • Pharmacology - Doctor
  • Plant Pathology/Phytopathology - Master, Doctor
  • Zoology/Animal Biology - Master, Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Master, Doctor
  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Labor and Industrial Relations - Bachelor, Master, Doctor, Certificate
  • Real Estate - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Information Technology - Bachelor, Doctor
    Education
  • Agricultural Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Biology Teacher Education - Master
  • Chemistry Teacher Education - Master
  • Education, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education - Master
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Master
  • Physics Teacher Education - Master
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Master
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering Mechanics - Master, Doctor
  • Engineering Physics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Bachelor
  • Materials Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Nuclear Engineering - Doctor
  • Operations Research - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Systems Engineering - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Master
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Housing and Human Environments, General - Master, Doctor
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Comparative Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Master, Doctor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Master, Doctor
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management - Master
  • Veterinary Medicine (DVM) - First Professional
  • Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD) - Master, Doctor
    History
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology - Master, Doctor
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD) - Master, Doctor
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation - Master
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies - Master, Doctor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Neuroscience - Master, Doctor
  • Nutrition Sciences - Master, Doctor
  • Science, Technology and Society - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
  • Natural Resource Economics - Master, Doctor
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Astronomy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Developmental and Child Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Community Organization and Advocacy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Public Administration - Master
  • Public Policy Analysis - Bachelor, Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Archeology - Bachelor, Master
  • Development Economics and International Development - Master
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social Sciences, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Film/Cinema Studies - Bachelor
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Theory and Composition - Master, Doctor
  • Music, General - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology - Master, Doctor


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