Cornell University

 Basic Overview

Cornell University is an Ivy League university founded in Ithaca, NY, in 1865

Libe Slope, between West and Central Campuses

Admission Statistics

Cornell, like other elite schools, is extremely hard to get into, with roughly a 10% admissions rate. However, that rate varies by college:

  • College of Arts & Sciences: 9.87%

  • College of Engineering: 10.53%

  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: 11.38%

  • Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management: 6.4%

  • School of Industrial and Labor Relations: 15.89%

  • School of Hotel Administration: 24.17%

  • College of Architecture: 10.25%

  • College of Human Ecology: 18.34%

Link to common data set, if applicable. Additionally, it is commonly known that New York State residents receive an admissions boost in the land-grant colleges.

Cornell admits students from all over the world, from all 50 states and over _______ countries.

Cornell’s hockey team is one of the best in the nation