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Annual Operating and Financial Information
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- Freshman Admission Statistics
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| Fall |
Total Applications |
Acceptances |
Acceptance Rate |
Yield |
| 2016 |
44,965 |
6,337 |
14.1% |
52.7% |
| 2017 |
47,039 |
5,962 |
12.7% |
56.6% |
| 2018 |
51,324 |
5,448 |
10.6% |
61.0% |
| 2019 |
49,114 |
5,330 |
10.9% |
60.4% |
| 2020 |
51,500 |
5,514 |
10.7% |
59.8% |
- Percentage of Entering Freshmen Scoring 600+ on SAT
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| Fall |
Verbal |
Math |
| 2016 |
92 |
95 |
| 2017 |
97 |
96 |
| 2018 |
98 |
98 |
| 2019 |
96 |
98 |
| 2020 |
98 |
98 |
- Graduate and Professional School Admissions
- Graduate School, Fall 2020
| Total Applications |
27,509 |
| Acceptances |
6,512 |
| Acceptance Rate |
23.7% |
| Number Enrolled |
2,855 |
| Yield of Acceptances |
43.8% |
For FY 2020 and future disclosure reports, due to changes in how Cornell collects and records data, the University will report the Graduate School admissions data only. The Graduate School enrollment represents approximately 70% of all graduate students.
- Enrollment Summary
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| Fall Enrollment Year |
Full-Time Undergraduate |
Full-Time Grad./Prof. and Medical College |
Total Full-Time Enrollment |
| 2016 |
14,566 |
8,822 |
23,388 |
| 2017 |
14,907 |
9,219 |
24,126 |
| 2018 |
15,182 |
9,666 |
24,848 |
| 2019 |
15,038 |
10,210 |
25,248 |
| 2020 |
14,743 |
10,199 |
24,942 |
- Tuition and Other Student Charges
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Undergraduate
| |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
| Endowed Colleges |
48,880 |
50,712 |
52,612 |
54,584 |
56,550 |
| Contract College – Resident |
32,740 |
33,968 |
35,242 |
36,564 |
37,880 |
| Contract College - Non-resident |
48,880 |
50,712 |
52,612 |
54,584 |
56,550 |
| Room and Board1 |
13,950 |
14,380 |
14,766 |
15,246 |
15,796 |
1Refers to average cost of room and board for the Ithaca Campus.
Graduate and Professional
| |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
| Master’s Degree (Tier 1) |
48,900 |
50,712 |
52,612 |
54,584 |
56,550 |
| Master’s Degree (Tier 2) |
32,000 |
33,200 |
34,444 |
35,736 |
37,022 |
| Masters & Doctoral Degree (Tier 3) |
29,500 |
29,500 |
29,500 |
29,500 |
29,550 |
| Masters & Doctoral Degree (Tier 5) |
20,800 |
20,800 |
20,800 |
20,800 |
20,800 |
| Johnson Graduate School of Management (MBA) |
59,500 |
61,584 |
63,894 |
66,290 |
69,440 |
| Law School |
59,950 |
61,400 |
63,242 |
65,456 |
67,748 |
| Veterinary Medicine Professional - Resident |
32,750 |
33,732 |
34,750 |
35,966 |
37,136 |
| Veterinary Medicine Professional - Nonresident |
48,050 |
49,492 |
50,980 |
52,892 |
54,744 |
Series 2019D, 2019A,B, 2016, 2004AB, 1990B
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Weill Cornell Medicine
| |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019-2020 |
| Medical College (M.D.) |
50,950 |
52,500 |
55,130 |
57,050 |
58,760 |
| Graduate Medical College (Ph.D.) |
32,850 |
33,500 |
35,170 |
36,170 |
37,250 |
- Sources of Undergraduate Aid
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Sources of Undergraduate Aid (in thousands of U.S. dollars)
| Academic Year |
Cornell Grants/Aid |
State Aid |
Federal Aid |
Outside Awards |
Totals |
| 2015-2016 |
235,435 |
5,523 |
48,426 |
16,645 |
306,029 |
| 2016-2017 |
244,128 |
5,850 |
47,617 |
17,938 |
315,553 |
| 2017-2018 |
262,939 |
6,288 |
49,298 |
19,626 |
338,151 |
| 2018-2019 |
270,739 |
6,419 |
49,967 |
20,423 |
347,548 |
| 2019-2020 |
280,757 |
6,345 |
50,318 |
22,797 |
360,217 |
- Faculty Profile
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Faculty Profile
| Academic Year |
Full-Time Faculty |
Part-Time Faculty |
Total Faculty |
Percent of Total Faculty Tenured (Ithaca) |
| 2015-2016 |
3,121 |
243 |
3,364 |
77% |
| 2016-2017 |
3,173 |
279 |
3,452 |
75% |
| 2017-2018 |
3,251 |
274 |
3,525 |
75% |
| 2018-2019 |
3,339 |
314 |
3,653 |
74% |
| 2019-2020 |
3,404 |
263 |
3,667 |
72% |
- University finances, unless such information is included in the Audited Financial Statements
- Please see 2019-2020 Audited Financial Report (including footnotes).
- Gifts and investments, unless such information is included in the Audited Financial Statements
- Please see 2019-2020 Audited Financial Report (including footnotes).
- Government contracts and grants, unless such information is included in the Audited Financial Statements
- Please see 2019-2020 Audited Financial Report (including footnotes).
- Outstanding indebtedness, unless such information is included in the Audited Financial Statements
- Please see 2019-2020 Audited Financial Report, Footnote 9.
- A narrative explanation, if necessary to avoid misunderstanding, and to assist the reader in understanding the presentation of financial and operating data concerning the Institution and in judging the financial and operating condition of the Institution
- As of June 30, 2020. Please see 2019-2020 Audited Financial Report (including footnotes).
- Any annual financial information containing modified operating data or financial information shall include an explanation, in narrative form, of such modifications
- Please see 2019-2020 Audited Financial Report (including footnotes).
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