Cornell University Ivy League
Ithaca, NY · Official website ↗
9%
Admission rate
15,995
Undergraduates
$72,270
Tuition / yr
$92,093
Cost of attendance / yr
$113,531
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
1500–1570
SAT, middle 50% (approx.)
33–35
ACT, middle 50%
International students should also budget for health insurance, visa and travel costs not shown here.
Reference only. Automatically checked against the college's official pages on 2026-11-10; maintained by Jordan Lee, editor. Colleges can change policies at any time — confirm on the official page before you apply. Spotted an error? Tell us.
Quick summary
| Cost per year | about $92,093 per year (tuition, housing, food, books — U.S. Department of Education figure) + flights and visa. Four years cost roughly four times this if prices stay the same; colleges usually raise prices every year. |
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| Money from the college | Need-based aid: yes, but asking for it can affect the admission decision. Merit scholarships: not yet determined. No named scholarship is confirmed open to international students yet. |
| Chances of admission | extremely selective: about 1 in 11 applicants is admitted. Middle half of admitted students scored SAT 1500–1570. |
| Application deadlines | not yet determined |
| Where and how students live | Ithaca, NY · Small city · summer highs about 26°C, winter lows about -10°C · 80 km from SYR airport |
| Housing | not yet determined |
| Working while studying | not yet determined |
| After graduation | not yet determined |
Plain-language summary of the verified details below. Where it says “not yet determined”, we have not found it on an official page yet.
Financial aid & requirements for international students
| Aid & admission for international applicants | Need-aware for international applicants The college may consider an international applicant's ability to pay when deciding admission. Sources (1)“Cornell’s undergraduate admission process for international students is need-aware, meaning interest in or need for financial aid is one factor amongst many considered when making admission decisions.”admissions.cornell.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
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| Meets full financial need | Yes — meets the full demonstrated need of admitted studentsSources (1)“Cornell meets 100 percent of admitted international undergraduates’ demonstrated financial need”finaid.cornell.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Merit scholarships | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Forms for international aid applicants | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| Must request aid when applying? | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
| SAT / ACT policy | SAT or ACT requiredSources (1)“First-year applicants are required to submit SAT or ACT scores when applying to Cornell.”admissions.cornell.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| English proficiency | English test required unless an exemption appliesSources (2)“Applicants who do not meet one of these criteria are required to submit an English proficiency exam score.”admissions.cornell.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“English is your native language.”admissions.cornell.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10 |
| Conditional admission / English pathway | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Scholarships for first-year students
Levitan Family Scholarships
Amount not published
- Number of awards: 5
- Financial need: Required
- Renewal: Renewable
Sources (3)
“Levitan Family Scholarships currently provide support to five students every year.”admissions.cornell.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“Recipients who continue to fulfill the requirements of the scholarship receive support for the duration of their undergraduate studies at Cornell.”admissions.cornell.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“Be eligible for and require significant need-based financial aid.”admissions.cornell.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10Tata Scholarship
Amount not published
- Financial need: Required
- Renewal: Renewable
Sources (3)
“a $25 million endowment provides financial aid to Cornell undergraduate students from India.”admissions.cornell.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“eligible for need-based financial aid.”admissions.cornell.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10“recipients receive the scholarship for the duration of their undergraduate studies at Cornell.”admissions.cornell.edu ↗ · checked 2026-11-10Deadlines (fall 2027 entry)
| Application deadlines | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Financial aid deadline | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Dates as published by the college; check the official page for time zones and supporting-document deadlines.
Costs for international students
| Student health insurance | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
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| Proof of funds for the I-20 | Not yet determined — check the college site ↗ |
Earnings by field of study
| Field | After 1 year | After 4 years |
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| Computer Science | $151,551 | $223,309 |
| Operations Research | $102,318 | $151,709 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $110,607 | $147,241 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | $101,659 | $145,218 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | $100,205 | $144,389 |
| Economics | $90,181 | $137,935 |
| Mathematics | $114,798 | $134,455 |
| Engineering, General | — | $128,207 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $91,332 | $126,767 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | — | $124,242 |
| Physics | — | $118,649 |
| Chemical Engineering | $90,501 | $116,165 |
Median yearly earnings of graduates of this college's bachelor's programme in each field, 1 and 4 years after finishing. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). Only graduates who received U.S. federal student aid are counted, so international students are not included.
Location
| City / state | Ithaca, NY |
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| Setting | Small city |
| Nearest major airport | Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR), about 80 km in a straight line |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Setting from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard); airport from OurAirports (public-domain data).
Climate
| Warmest month (Jul) | average high 26°C (79°F) |
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| Coldest month (Jan) | average low -10°C (13°F) |
| Precipitation per year | 1,058 mm |
Month by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | -1° | 0° | 5° | 12° | 19° | 24° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 14° | 8° | 2° |
| Low °C | -10° | -10° | -6° | 0° | 6° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 3° | -2° | -6° |
| Rain mm | 68 | 69 | 84 | 97 | 92 | 106 | 94 | 103 | 89 | 91 | 84 | 81 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at the Ithaca 13 E, Ny Us weather station, about 19 km from campus. Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals.
Cost, admission rate, test-score ranges and earnings come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (retrieved 2026-11-11). SAT range adds the 25th/75th-percentile section scores, so it is approximate. Scorecard earnings are for federal-aid recipients.