Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University · Admissions
Ithaca, NY · City · Private · Research university · the Big Red · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
8%
Admitted
of 65,635 applicants
96th
Selectivity percentile
among Division I schools
1480–1560
SAT middle 50%
33–35
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
95%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
1480 – 1560
Your SAT
SAT reading
720 – 770
SAT math
760 – 790
ACT
33 – 35
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants65,635
- Admitted5,251 8%
- Undergraduates16,051
- Women53%
- Graduate within 6 years95%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
Where it ranks
#4Retentionof 366 · Division I#11Graduationof 366 · Division I#13Most selectiveof 359 · Division I#13Highest SATof 292 · Division I#19Class sizeof 366 · Division I#20Most applicantsof 359 · Division I
Among Division I schools; every list Cornell University is on.
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