Cornell University

Overview of Cornell University (CU)

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High school graduates who passed advanced placement exams are also able to have AP credits accepted for credits at Cornell. This helps them to use those credits for their required credit load in college. If students cannot move to Ithaca to take classes, online education is available for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Cornell University is well-known for its research activities; it’s no surprise that its Carnegie classification among doctoral universities is noted as having very high research activity.

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CU Acceptance Rate and Admissions

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CU Tuition Cost & Financial Aid

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The cost or average net price of attending Cornell for students and their families is $28,890. This is the amount of tuition, fees, and books remaining once financial aid has paid for the bulk of the cost of the student’s education. The net price per student is based on their parents’ income. The less the family earns, the less they must pay to the university. Thus:

60% of beginning students receive financial aid; the average amount is $2,022. Grants and scholarships make up 49% of the aid provided, at an average of $41,405 and institutional grants and scholarships make up 46% of the aid granted, at an average amount of $40,638.

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Academics

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The retention rate at Cornell University is 97%. The university measures the percentage at which first-year students return for their second year of instruction, which helps students gauge how well previous students graded the instruction they received.

The four-year graduation rate is 88%; the six-year graduation rate is 95%. While four years has long been the “normal” graduation rate, it has more recently been extended to six years as students take longer to complete their degrees.

The low student-to-faculty ratio may have some bearing on the high rates of graduation; when students receive more attention from a professor, they may feel more valued by the school and their professors. The total student population is around 23,600; the student body is composed of 15,000+ undergraduates and 8,400+ graduate students.

There are no evening classes at Cornell. However, students who aren’t able to attend daytime classes can opt for distance learning (online-only classes). This option is good for students who are working or who have families.

The most popular degree programs include agriculture majors, business majors, engineering majors except aerospace engineering, biological and biomedical sciences, and several social science majors.

Cornell University holds an institutional accreditation and several programmatic accreditations.

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Outcome & Salary

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Graduates of Cornell University can anticipate earning a good salary when they begin to work. The average salary is $84,000. Their early career salary is $70,100 and their mid-career salary is closer to $128,200. This gives students a good return on investment or ROI. The 10-year projected ROI is $724,440; their 20-year projected ROI is $2,006,440. The 10-year salary earning potential is $840,000 and 20-year salary earning potential is $2,122,000.

High school graduates usually only expect to earn an annual salary of $38,792. Their 10-year projected income is $370,600 and the 20-year projected income is $775,840.

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