Cornell University Student Population

How many students at Cornell?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Cornell University has a total enrollment of 26,793 students, including 16,128 undergraduate and 10,665 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 12,696 male students (47.4%) and 14,097 female students (52.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 7,485 White students (27.9%) and 5,451 Asian students (20.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 16,128 undergraduate students (60.2%) and 10,665 graduate students (39.8%).
• Class Delivery: 527 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,572 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (very high research activity) - which average 19,644 - Cornell's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 12,696 male (47.39%) and 14,097 female (52.61%) students are attending Cornell University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 90.06.

By class level, 16,128 (60.19%) are undergraduate students and 10,665 (39.81%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.47% are male and 54.53% are female, while among graduate students, 50.29% are male and 49.71% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 7,485 White, 1,484 Black, and 5,451 Asian students out of a total of 26,793 are attending at Cornell University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Cornell University is highly diverse with a diversity index of 86.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Cornell has 6,925 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 22,141 students under 25 years old, and 4,652 students over 25 years old out of 26,793 total students.

Cornell has 16,080 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 48 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at Cornell, 3 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. It has 6,061 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,604 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Cornell University, 527 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,572 students are enrolled in some online courses.

91 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 436 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 16,128 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 503 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.12%.