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Cornell University Acceptance Rate
For the application year 2024, Cornell University has an overall acceptance rate of 8.4%, with 65,612 applicants and 5,516 accepted. The Early Action (EA) acceptance rate stands at 11.6% from 9,973 applicants, while the Regular Decision (RD) rate is 7.8% with 55,639 applicants. The waitlist saw 8,103 students offered a position, resulting in a 4.7% acceptance rate. Additionally, the transfer acceptance rate is 9.2%, with 6,218 applications received and 670 students accepted. SAT scores for admitted students have a 25th percentile of 1,510 and a 75th percentile of 1,560.
Overall Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 65,612
Accepted Applicants: 5,516
Regular Decision vs Early Action Acceptance Rates
Historical Acceptance Rates
Cornell University's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 8.4%, with 65,612 applicants and 5,516 students accepted. The Early Action acceptance rate stands at 11.6%, while Regular Decision is more competitive at 7.8%. Compared to the previous year, 2023, the acceptance rate increased from 7.8% to 8.4%, reflecting a broader trend of increasing acceptance rates from 7.2% in 2022 and 8.68% in 2021. The Early Action pool has also seen declining competitiveness, dropping from 17.5% in 2023 to 11.6% in 2024, indicating a shift towards a more competitive RD round as the applicant pool grows.
Wait List Acceptance Rate
For the application year 2024, Cornell University offered 8,103 students a place on the wait list, leading to 388 acceptances and an acceptance rate of 4.7%. This represents a slight increase from the previous year’s acceptance rate of 4.3% for 2023, when 8,282 were offered. Historical data shows significant fluctuations, particularly a low of just 0.3% in 2021, with only 24 acceptances from 7,746 offers. Overall, the trend indicates a gradual increase in acceptance rates over the years, with 4.7% for 2024 being the highest recorded in the last six years.
8103
Offered a Place
388
Admitted
4.7%
Acceptance Rate
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Cornell University's transfer acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 9.2%, with 7218 applicants and 670 accepted. This rate marks a significant decline from the prior year, 2023, which had a 12.6% acceptance rate with 6581 applicants accepted. Historical trends reveal a consistent decline in acceptance rates over the past four years, dropping from 18.3% in 2020 to 15.7% in 2021, 13.8% in 2022, and now 9.2% in 2024. This downward trend indicates increasing competition among transfer applicants at Cornell.
Transfer Acceptance Rate
Total Applicants: 7,218
Accepted Applicants: 670
Domestic vs International Acceptance Rates
Scores
GPA
-
SAT
1510-1560
Math: 770-800
Reading: 730-770
ACT
33-35
Math: -
English: -
Reading: -
Science: -
Acceptances by Race
| Race | Applicants |
|---|---|
| Asian American | 28.9% |
| White | 32% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.5% |
| Black/African American | 4.2% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.05% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
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