New Look!

We've overhauled our website to improve your browsing experience, making it easier to find the information you are looking for!

Leaving and Withdrawing

If a student is approved for a leave of absence or withdrawal from the university, tuition may be prorated. The date of the leave or withdrawal request will determine the student's tuition liability for the semester. Please review the Tuition Adjustment Schedule.

Students whose instruction for the term begins on or after the official "Instruction begins" date on the standard Cornell academic calendar may rely on the calendar dates listed below. Students enrolled in classes that begin earlier should refer to the day ranges within the parentheses, with "(Days 0-)" as their first day of instruction. Count weekends and holidays.

Some programs, including but not limited to Continuing Education and Summer SessionsGlobal Learning, and Executive MBA, may follow their own tuition refund policies for withdrawals and leaves of absence. Please refer to the appropriate program office for details on those policies.

Note: Cornell is authorized to offset any credit balances against any debts owed by the student to the university.

Financial Aid: When a student withdraws from the university during a term, the financial aid office is required to review the aid funding types the student has received and adjust based on the rules associated with each aid fund. Such adjustments may lead to an outstanding balance.

2023-2024 | 2022-2023

2023-2024 Tuition Adjustment Schedule for Withdrawals and Leaves of Absence

Percentage Fall 2023 Last Day of Attendance Spring 2024 Last Day of Attendance
No Charge 8/21 – 8/30 (Days 0-9) 1/22 – 1/31 (Days 0-9)
10% charge 8/31 – 9/9 (Days 10-19) 2/1 – 2/10 (Days 10-19)
20% charge 9/10 – 9/19 (Days 20-29)  2/11 – 2/20 (Days 20-29)
30% charge 9/20 – 9/29 (Days 30-39) 2/21 – 3/1 (Days 30-39)
40% charge 9/30 – 10/9 (Days 40-49) 3/2 – 3/11 (Days 40-49)
50% charge 10/10 – 10/19 (Days 50-59) 3/12 – 3/21 (Days 50-59)
60% charge 10/20 – 10/29 (Days 60-69) 3/22 – 3/31 (Days 60-69)
100% charge 10/30 or later (Day 70+) 4/1 or later (Day 70+)

Top

2022-2023 Tuition Adjustment Schedule for Withdrawals and Leaves of Absence

Percentage Fall 2022 Last Day of Attendance Spring 2023 Last Day of Attendance
No Charge 8/22 – 8/29 (Days 0-7) 1/23 – 1/30 (Days 0-7)
10% charge 8/30 – 9/6 (Days 8-15) 1/31 – 2/6 (Days 8-14)
20% charge 9/7 – 9/20 (Days 16-29)  2/7 – 2/20 (Days 15-28)
30% charge 9/21 – 9/27 (Days 30-36) 2/21 – 3/1 (Days 29-37)
40% charge 9/28 – 10/4 (Days 37-43) 3/2 – 3/8 (Days 38-44)
50% charge 10/5 – 10/12 (Days 44-51) 3/9 – 3/15 (Days 45-51)
60% charge 10/13 – 10/19 (Days 52-58) 3/16 – 3/22 (Days 52-58)
80% charge 10/20 – 10/27 (Days 59-66) 3/23 – 3/28 (Days 59-64)
100% charge 10/28 (Day 67+) 3/29 (Day 65+)

Top