Cornell Class of 2023: A Brief Summary

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e are happy to provide you
with general information
about admissions, our
STUDENTS IN THE CORNELL CLASS OF 2023 COME FROM . . .
Australia • Azerbaijan • Bangladesh • Burundi • Canada • Chile • China (including

students, academics, and financial Hong Kong) • Colombia • Croatia • Dominica • Ethiopia • France • Ghana •
aid at the university. In particular, the Honduras • India • Indonesia • Japan • Kenya • Korea, Republic of • Kuwait •
admissions data listed here Malaysia • Mexico • Nepal • New Zealand • Pakistan • Philippines • Romania •
are meant to give you a broad under-
Russian Federation • Rwanda • Singapore • Slovenia • Taiwan • Thailand •
standing of the kind of highly qualified
candidates we admit to Cornell. These Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom • United States • Venezuela • Vietnam
numbers should not be interpreted,
however, to mean that objective data
are the most important criteria in our
selection process. Other factors, such
as secondary school curriculum and CLASS OF 2023 ADMISSIONS:
performance, special talents, extra-cur-
University Totals for the 2018-2019 Admissions Cycle
ricular activities, essays, and interviews
(where required) are critical to our deci- Early Decision Regular Decision Total
sion making as well. Applicants 6,158 42,956 49,114
Admits 1,397 3,933 5,330
Undergraduate Admissions Office Enrolling 1,369 1,849 3,218
410 Thurston Avenue Standardized Tests: Enrolling Student Scores
Ithaca, New York 14850-2488 25th Percentile 75th Percentile
SAT ERW 680 760
607.255.5241
SAT Math 720 800
Web:
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meetezra.admissions.cornell.edu Class Rank: Enrolling Students* Secondary School: Enrolling Students
Rank Public 63.1%
Top 10% 83.4% Private/parochial 23.4%
Not top 10% 16.6% Other (charter, home-schooled, etc.) 13.5%
* 22.3% of students were ranked.

CLASS OF 2023 DEMOGRAPHICS:

Female 1,770 (55.0%) From:

Male 1,448 (45.0%) New York 33.7%
Total 3,218 Mid-Atlantic 16.7%
International 11.1%
African American 6.7% West 11.0%
Asian American 20.1% New England 9.5%
Bi/Multiracial 5.6% South/Southeast 6.2%
Caucasian 35.6% Midwest 7.1%
Southwest/Mountain 4.7%
Hispanic American 15.8%
Hawaiian/Pac Isle 0.1%
First-Generation College 13.4%
Native American 0.2%
Not reported and other 16.0%
ACADEMICS: CLASS OF 2023 FINANCIAL AID:
Courses offered: 4,000+ Full-time first-year students 3,218
Undergraduate Majors/Interdisciplinary Programs: 100+ Number who applied for aid 1,572
Number determined to have financial need 1,454
Number awarded financial aid 1,454
Cornell Undergraduate Courses
Breakdown (%) by Class Size
Number receiving need-based scholarship/grant aid 1,387
Average need-based scholarship/grant award $43,122

50–100+ students
2019-2020 COSTS:
Endowed Colleges*
30–49 11.5%
Tuition and fees $56,550
students
Housing $9,152
13.2% Dining $6,094
2–29 Student Activity Fee $234
students
Health Fee $438
75.3%
Books & Supplies $970
Misc. $1,850
Total $75,288

Contract Colleges**
New York State Resident***
Tuition and fees $37,880
Housing $9,152
RETENTION/PERSISTENCE: Dinning $6,094
Student Activity Fee $234
First-year students returning after their first year: 97% Health Fee $438
Books & Supplies $970
First-year students who entered in fall 2012 and
Misc. $1,850
graduated within six years: 95% (includes five-year program
in architecture and dual-degree candidates) Total $56,618

* Endowed colleges or schools at Cornell are privately funded and do not receive
direct funding from New York State. Cornell’s endowed colleges or schools
include:
• College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT • College of Arts and Sciences
BY COLLEGE (FALL 2018): • College of Engineering
Agriculture and Life Sciences 3,074 • Cornell SC Johnson College of Business-School of Hotel
Architecture, Art, and Planning 499 Administration
Arts and Sciences 4,601 ** Contract colleges or schools at Cornell University were created by an act of the
Engineering 3,197 New York State Legislature and receive direct funding from New York State. The
SC Johnson Business 1,565 mission of the contract units is linked directly to the economic and social well-
being of New York State. Residents of New York State receive the resident rate
Human Ecology 1,204 tuition. Cornell’s contract units include:
Industrial and Labor Relations 965 • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• College of Human Ecology
• Cornell SC Johnson College of Business-Charles H. Dyson School of Applied
Economics and Management
• School of Industrial and Labor Relations
*** A resident is a person whose permanent domicile is in New York State.
The domicile of a person under 21 is presumed to be that of his or her custodial
parent(s), unless the student provides acceptable proof of emancipation.

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person can find instruction in any study.”
— ezra cornell, 1868
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