cornell university

Ithaca, New York

General information:	(607) 255-2000
Website:	www.cornell.edu
Type:	Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Awards offered:	One but less than two years certificate Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree First-professional degree
Campus setting:	City Small
Campus housing:	Yes

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General information:

Estimated student expenses (before aid):

Undergraduate academic year prices

Detailed expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
Tuition and fees	$36,504	$34,781	$32,981
Books and supplies	$740	$720	$700
Living arrangement
On campus
Room and board	$11,640	$11,190	$10,776
Other	$1,500	$1,460	$1,420
Off campus
Room and board	$11,640	$11,190	$10,776
Other	$1,500	$1,460	$1,420
Off campus with family
Other	$1,500	$1,460	$1,420
Total expenses	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007
On campus	$50,384	$48,151	$45,877
Off campus	$50,384	$48,151	$45,877
Off campus with family	$38,744	$36,961	$35,101

Financial aid:

Enrollment:

Admissions:

Undergraduate application fee: $70

Undergraduate admissions:

	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
Number of applicants:	33073	17159	15914
Percent admitted:	21%	20%	22%
Percent admitted who enrolled:	46%	46%	46%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA	X
Secondary school rank		X
Secondary school record	X
Completion of college-prepatory program		X
Recommendations	X
Formal demonstration of competencies		X
Admission test scores	X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	X

Test Scores (enrolled first-time students):

Students submitting scores	NUMBER	PERCENT
SAT	3122	99%
ACT	939	30%

Test Scores	25th Percentile*	75th Percentile**
SAT Critical Reading	630	730
SAT Math	670	770
SAT Writing	640	730
ACT Composite	29	33
ACT English	28	34
ACT Math	29	34

Notes:

* 25% of students scored at or below

** 25% of students scored above

Programs/majors

Completions 2007-2008:

Program	Bachelor	Master	Doctor	1 to <2 year Certificate
Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences.
Agriculture, General	32	11	-	-
Agricultural Business and Management, General	-	-	-	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	224	-	-	-
Agricultural Economics	-	11	6	-
Ornamental Horticulture	-	1	4	-
International Agriculture	6	-	-	-
Animal Sciences, General	121	7	3	-
Agricultural Animal Breeding	-	-	1	-
Food Science	51	8	13	-
Plant Sciences, General	30	3	2	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	1	8	10	-
Horticultural Science	-	5	2	-
Category total	465	54	41	-
Natural resources and conservation.
Natural Resources/Conservation, General	30	6	14	-
Environmental Science	-	-	-	-
Natural Resource Economics	-	-	-	-
Category total	30	6	14	-
Architecture and related services.
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)	66	1	-	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	26	23	7	-
Environmental Design/Architecture	33	10	-	-
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)	16	9	-	-
Architectural History and Criticism, General	2	9	1	-
Architecture and Related Services, Other	-	-	-	-
Category total	143	52	8	-
Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies.
American/United States Studies/Civilization	24	-	-	-
Asian Studies/Civilization	24	10	1	-
East Asian Studies	-	-	-	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	6	-	-	-
German Studies	-	1	5	-
African-American/Black Studies	4	6	-	-
Gay/Lesbian Studies	2	-	-	-
Category total	60	17	6	-
Communication, journalism, and related programs.
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric	64	11	3	-
Category total	64	11	3	-
Computer and information sciences and support services.
Information Technology	25	-	-	-
Computer Science	66	129	13	-
Category total	91	129	13	-
Personal and culinary services.
Institutional Food Workers	-	-	-	-
Category total	-	-	-	-
Education.
Education, General	-	10	2	-
Agricultural Teacher Education	2	-	-	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	-	-	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	-	1	-	-
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	-	5	-	-
Biology Teacher Education	-	-	-	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	-	-	-	-
Physics Teacher Education	-	-	-	-
Category total	2	16	2	-
Engineering.
Engineering, General	-	-	-	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	-	20	2	-
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering	80	12	4	-
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	-	39	5	-
Chemical Engineering	71	20	8	-
Civil Engineering, General	50	44	8	-
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	124	91	22	-
Engineering Mechanics	-	-	5	-
Engineering Physics	47	23	12	-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	7	-	-	-
Materials Engineering	36	6	4	-
Mechanical Engineering	107	52	9	-
Nuclear Engineering	-	-	-	-
Systems Engineering	-	37	-	-
Operations Research	114	83	7	-
Category total	636	427	86	-
Engineering technologies/technicians.
Engineering/Industrial Management	-	23	-	-
Category total	-	23	-	-
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics.
Linguistics	13	3	4	-
Comparative Literature	4	4	2	-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	-	2	3	-
Russian Language and Literature	-	-	-	-
German Language and Literature	2	-	-	-
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	-	6	5	-
French Language and Literature	6	-	-	-
Italian Language and Literature	4	-	-	-
Spanish Language and Literature	9	-	-	-
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General	5	-	2	-
Category total	43	15	16	-
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences.
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General	31	-	-	-
Housing and Human Environments, General	-	8	-	-
Human Development and Family Studies, General	101	4	1	-
Category total	132	12	1	-
Legal professions and studies.
Law (LLB, JD)	-	-	190	-
American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD)	-	67	1	-
Category total	-	67	191	-
English language and literature/letters.
English Language and Literature, General	75	14	14	-
Creative Writing	-	10	-	-
Category total	75	24	14	-
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities.
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	32	-	-	-
Category total	32	-	-	-
Biological and biomedical sciences.
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	321	-	-	-
Biochemistry	-	5	10	-
Biophysics	-	-	-	-
Molecular Biology	-	-	3	-
Botany/Plant Biology	-	-	5	-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology	-	3	9	-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology	-	-	9	-
Immunology	-	-	-	-
Zoology/Animal Biology	-	-	1	-
Entomology	1	1	3	-
Animal Physiology	-	-	5	-
Animal Genetics	-	2	9	-
Pharmacology	-	-	2	-
Environmental Toxicology	-	-	1	-
Biometry/Biometrics	13	-	2	-
Ecology	-	-	5	-
Evolutionary Biology	-	-	2	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	89	-	-	-
Category total	424	11	66	-
Mathematics and statistics.
Mathematics, General	34	5	6	-
Applied Mathematics	-	8	6	-
Statistics, General	-	30	-	-
Category total	34	43	12	-
Multi/interdisciplinary studies.
Historic Preservation and Conservation	-	7	-	-
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	-	-	2	-
Science, Technology and Society	8	-	-	-
Nutrition Sciences	-	4	15	-
Neuroscience	-	-	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	33	-	-	-
Category total	41	11	21	-
Philosophy and religious studies.
Philosophy	14	6	6	-
Religion/Religious Studies	3	-	-	-
Category total	17	6	6	-
Physical sciences.
Astronomy	3	3	6	-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General	16	2	2	-
Chemistry, General	42	32	28	-
Geology/Earth Science, General	11	1	5	-
Physics, General	19	19	27	-
Category total	91	57	68	-
Psychology.
Psychology, General	84	-	5	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	-	6	4	-
Category total	84	6	9	-
Public administration and social service professions.
Community Organization and Advocacy	-	4	8	-
Public Administration	-	78	-	-
Public Policy Analysis	57	-	-	-
Category total	57	82	8	-
Social sciences.
Anthropology	10	4	6	-
Archeology	6	1	-	-
Economics, General	148	22	17	-
Development Economics and International Development	-	-	-	-
Political Science and Government, General	109	13	9	-
Sociology	65	8	9	-
Social Sciences, Other	-	9	1	-
Category total	338	57	42	-
Visual and performing arts.
Dance, General	2	-	-	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General	8	1	1	-
Film/Cinema Studies	9	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts, General	29	6	-	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	11	-	-	-
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts	23	4	3	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	-	-	-	-
Music, General	3	-	3	-
Music Theory and Composition	-	-	-	-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	-	2	4	-
Category total	85	13	11	-
Health professions and related clinical sciences.
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	-	18	-	-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	-	-	-	-
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)	-	-	83	-
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)	-	-	9	-
Category total	-	18	92	-
Business, management, marketing, and related support services.
Business Administration and Management, General	-	439	5	-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	213	54	1	-
Labor and Industrial Relations	220	53	5	37
Real Estate	-	19	-	-
Category total	433	565	11	37
History
History, General	54	12	7	-
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	-	3	4	-
Category total	54	15	11	-
Grand total	3431	1737	752	37

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