Cornell University Common Data Set 2025-26

NYTest policy: Test-required: SAT or ACT scores required to be considered for admission; scores also used for academic advising (C8F clarification blank)Compare with other schools AP credit

Acceptance rate

8.4%

6,077 of 72,523

Early decision rate

18.8%

Non-ED pool: 6.7%

SAT middle 50%

1490–1550

ACT middle 50%

33–35

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Admissions

AppliedC1	72,523
AdmittedC1	6,077
EnrolledC1	3,827
YieldC1	63%
Early decisionC21	1,889 of 10,057 (18.8%)
Early actionC22	Not offered

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	9,720
Accepted a placeC2	6,598
Admitted from waitlistC2	254
Odds if you stay on the listC2	3.8%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	—
Submitted ACTC9	—
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	730–770
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	770–800
Average high school GPAC12	—
GPA of 4.0C11	—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	—
GPA below 3.50C11	—

Cost and financial aid

TuitionG1	$73,946
Required feesG1	$1,024
Food and housingG1	$21,348
Need fully met (first-years)H2	100%
Average % of need metH2	100%
Average need-based packageH2	$68,147
Average need-based grantH2	$63,023

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankImportant
Academic GPAImportant
Standardized test scoresConsidered
Application essayVery important
Recommendation(s)Very important
InterviewConsidered
Extracurricular activitiesVery important
Talent/abilityVery important
Character/personal qualitiesVery important
First generationConsidered
Alumni/ae relationConsidered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workConsidered
Work experienceConsidered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	16,138
First-year retentionB22	97.8%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	95%

Notes on this filing

C1/C2 applied, admitted and enrolled are first-time, first-year degree-seeking counts; applied (72,523) is the sum of men, women and unknown and matches the residency table total.
C21 early decision figures (10,057 applied; 1,889 admitted) are for the Fall 2024 entering class, not Fall 2025.
C22: early action not offered (EA plan marked No).
C8A: SAT or ACT required; the form text refers to Fall 2027 admission policy. C8F clarification is blank, so the policy phrase rests on C8A alone. C8D: test scores used for advising.
C9: percent-submitting fields are blank; only counts are given (SAT 1,639; ACT 486).
C11/C12: GPA average, submission percent and GPA band fields are blank, so GPA values are null; class rank is reported (C10: top tenth 84%, top quarter 97%, top half 99.6%).
B4-B21: the 6-year graduation rate (0.95 printed in grid H, Fall 2019 cohort) is used; no 4-year rate is printed. Completers within 4 years were 2,724 of a final cohort of 3,174, but this rate was not computed.
B22: printed retention box shows 98; the precise value 97.82 is used.
G1: a single private tuition of $73,946 is used; tuition in-state and out-of-state are null. Room and board is the food and housing figure of $21,348 (double occupancy, 19 meals).
H2: first-time, first-year column. Percent of need fully met is computed as H (1,744) divided by D (1,744) = 100. Percent of students with need who received aid (D/C) was not printed and is left null.
H2 line J (average financial aid package, $68,147) is mapped to avg_need_based_package; line K ($63,023) is mapped to avg_need_based_grant.
B1/B2: total undergraduates 16,138.

Source: Cornell University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.