Cornell University (Cornell) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Ithaca, NY.
It offers 244 graduate programs - 130 Master's, 113 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $30,160.
A total of 10,665 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 26,793 students at Cornell. Cornell offers online graduate programs and 527 out of 10,665 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Cornell have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Cornell Law School. In addition, you can find Cornell's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $30,160. It offers 244 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Cornell University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 300 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 10,213 students
527 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $30,160 |
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| Student to Faculty | 9:1 (11.11%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 244 Graduate Programs
130 Master's, 113 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Cornell University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Cornell University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $30,160 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,680.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $29,500 |
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| Fees | $660 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,680 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,226 |
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| Room & Board | $19,428 (On-Campus) / $19,428 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,182 (On-Campus) / $2,182 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $52,996 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $52,996 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $30,042 | $30,006 | $30,019 | $30,085 | $30,160 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Cornell University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 244 major areas - 130 Master's, 113 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's. 4,015 students have been conferred Master's degree and 954 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 4,015 | 954 | - | - |
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| Men | 2,133 | 457 | - | - |
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| Women | 1,882 | 497 | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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Graduate Student Population
Cornell graduate schools have a total of 10,213 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 5,042 male and 5,171 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 9,435 full-time and 778 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 527 students enrolled through online exclusively and 979 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,579 White, 369 Black, and 970 Asian students are attending at Cornell University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
2,992 grad students are younger than 22 and 349 students are older than 65. It has 5,783 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,541 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 10,213 |
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| Men | 5,042 |
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| Women | 5,171 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 10,213 |
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| Full-time Students | 9,435 |
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| Part-time Students | 778 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 10,213 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 18 |
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| Asian | 970 |
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| Black | 369 |
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| Hispanic | 604 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 5 |
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| White | 2,579 |
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| Two or more races | 224 |
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| Un-Known | 348 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 10,213 |
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| 21 & Under | 2,992 |
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| 22-24 | 3,069 |
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| 25-29 | 2,714 |
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| 30-34 | 1,102 |
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| 35-39 | 439 |
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| 40 & Over | 349 |
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Online Population
At Cornell University graduate schools, 527 students enrolled online exclusively and 979 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 10,665 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 527 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 979 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 9,159 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 527 |
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| New York Resident | 91 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 402 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 34 |
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