Applying to Cornell University

Acceptance Rate	SAT Score
8.69%	1,505

Cornell's acceptance rate is 9% for students enrolled in the academic year 2021-2022. A total of 67,380 students applied and 5,852 were admitted to the school.

Judging by the acceptance rate, it is extremely hard to get into Cornell. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 63.53% with 3,718 enrolled students out of 5,852 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,505 and the ACT score is 34 at Cornell.

To apply to Cornell, the admission test scores is considered but not required and recommendation letter(s) is required to submit. Below tables and charts analyze Cornell's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $80 for applying undergraduate school and $105 for graduate school at Cornell University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$80
Graduate Application Fees	$105
Admission Information	https://admissions.cornell.edu/
Online Application	https://www.commonapp.org/
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 8.69% and the yield is 63.53%. 33,488 men and 33,892 women applied to Cornell and 2,613 men and 3,239 women students were accepted. Among them, 1,670 men and 2,048 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	67,380	33,488	33,892
Admitted	5,852	2,613	3,239
Enrolled	3,718	1,670	2,048
Acceptance Rate	8.69%	7.80%	9.56%
Yield	63.53%	63.91%	63.23%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 1,517 students (41% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 735 students (20%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 760 and the 25^th percentile is 700. The SAT Math score is 800 (75^th) and 750 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 35 (75^th percentile) and 33 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	700	760
SAT Math	750	800
ACT Composite	33	35
ACT Math	31	35
ACT English	34	35

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Cornell University are very competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,454, ACT: 96 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Cornell University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Cornell Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Considered but not Required
High School Rank	Considered but not Required
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered but not Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered but not Required
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Considered but not Required