Cornell Class of 2021: A Brief Summary

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STUDENTS IN THE CORNELL CLASS OF 2021 COME FROM . . .
Argentina • Australia • Brazil • Canada • China • Ethiopia • France • Germany •

students, academics, and financial

Ghana • Greece • Hong Kong • India • Indonesia • Italy • Jamaica • Japan •
aid at the university. In particular, the Kenya • Korea, Republic of • Lebanon • Libya • Malaysia • Mexico •
admissions data listed here Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Myanmar • Nepal • Niger • Nigeria •
are meant to give you a broad under-
Pakistan • Philippines • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Singapore •
standing of the kind of highly qualified
candidates we admit to Cornell. These South Africa • Sri Lanka • Taiwan • Tanzania • Thailand • Tunisia • Turkey •
numbers should not be interpreted, United Kingdom • United States • Uzbekistan • Vietnam • Zambia
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 2021 ADMISSIONS:
performance, special talents, extra-cur-
University Totals for the 2016-2017 Admissions Cycle
ricular activities, essays, and interviews
(where required) are critical to our deci- Early Decision Regular Decision Total
sion making as well. Applicants 5,401 41,638 47,039
Admits 1,393 4,569 5,962
Undergraduate Admissions Office Enrolling 1,351 2,024 3,375
410 Thurston Avenue Standardized Tests: Enrolling Student Scores
Ithaca, New York 14850-2488 25th Percentile 75th Percentile
**SAT ERW 690 760
607.255.5241
**SAT Math 700 790
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ACT Composite 31 34
Questions:
** Highest New SAT or concorded old SAT scores.
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Class Rank: Enrolling Students* Secondary School: Enrolling Students
Rank Public 61.9%
Top 10% 86% Private/parochial 20.1%
Not top 10% 14% Other (charter, home-schooled, etc.) 18.0%
* 24% of students were ranked.

CLASS OF 2021 DEMOGRAPHICS:

Female 1,786 (52.9%) From:

Male 1,589 (47.1%) New York 31.0%
Total 3,375 Mid-Atlantic 18.5%
International 11.5%
African American 8.0% West 10.9%
Asian American 19.1% New England 10.0%
Bi/Multiracial 5.1% South/Southeast 7.3%
Caucasian 35.2% Midwest 6.8%
Southwest/Mountain 4.1%
Hispanic American 14.3%
Hawaiian/Pac Isle 0.1%
First-Generation College 12.9%
Native American 0.3%
Not reported and other 17.9%
ACADEMICS: CLASS OF 2021 FINANCIAL AID:
Courses offered: 4,000+ Full-time first-year students 3,375
Undergraduate Majors/Interdisciplinary Programs: 100+ Number who applied for aid 1,698
Number determined to have financial need 1,548
Number awarded financial aid 1,548
Cornell Undergraduate Courses
Breakdown (%) by Class Size
Number receiving need-based scholarship/grant aid 1,471
Average need-based scholarship/grant award $40,686

50–100+ students 2017-2018 COSTS:

Endowed Colleges*
12% Tuition and fees $52,853
30—49
students Housing $8,564
Dining $5,766
12%
Books and supplies $930
2—29
students Health-related expenses $358
Personal expenses $1,850
76% Total $70,321

Contract Colleges**
New York State Resident*** Nonresident
Tuition and fees $35,483 Tuition and fees $52,853
Housing $8,564 Housing $8,564
Dining $5,766 Dining $5,766
Books and supplies $930 Books and supplies $930
RETENTION/PERSISTENCE: Health-related expenses $358 Health-related expenses $358
Personal expenses $1,850 Personal expenses $1,850
First-year students returning after their first year: 97% Total $52,951 Total $70,321
First-year students who entered in fall 2010 and
graduated within six years: 94% (includes five-year program
* Endowed colleges or schools at Cornell are privately funded and do not receive
in architecture and dual-degree candidates)
direct funding from New York State. Cornell’s endowed colleges or schools
include:
• College of Architecture, Art, and Planning
• College of Arts and Sciences
UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT • College of Engineering
BY COLLEGE (FALL 2016): • Cornell SC Johnson College of Business-School of Hotel
Agriculture and Life Sciences 3,569 Administration
Architecture, Art, and Planning 490 ** Contract colleges or schools at Cornell University were created by an act of the
Arts and Sciences 4,233 New York State Legislature and receive direct funding from New York State. The
Engineering 3,116 mission of the contract units is linked directly to the economic and social well-
Hotel Administration 944 being of New York State. Residents of New York State receive the resident rate
Human Ecology 1,215 tuition. Cornell’s contract units include:
Industrial and Labor Relations 999 • 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.

“I would found an institution where any

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