Division I · The Ivy League
Cornell University · Campus
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.
Small city
Setting
under 100,000
16,051
Undergraduates
+ 10,213 graduate students
9:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
98%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
55%
From out of state
+ 10% from abroad
$19k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingSmall city (under 100,000) Ithaca, NY
- TypePrivate · Research university
- Part ofCornell University
- CalendarSemester
- DesignationsLand-grant
- MedicalGrants medical degrees
- Admissions8% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
16,05110,213
Undergraduates 16,051Graduate students 10,213
Where first-years come from
33%55%10%
In state 33%Other states 55%Abroad 10%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
31%15%25%10%
White 31%Hispanic 15%Black 7%Asian 25%Two or more 5%International 10%Not reported 6%
- Women53%
- Full-time99% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class3,537 entered last fall
- Transfers in634 4% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online7% take some classes online
- Registered with disability services21.58% of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $18,554 | $2,218 | $20,772 |
| Off campus | $18,554 | $2,218 | $20,772 |
| With family | — | $2,218 | $2,218 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Navy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety1.92 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page bottom quarter for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#4Retentionof 366 · Division I#10Most diverseof 365 · Division I#19Class sizeof 366 · Division I#32Internationalof 366 · Division I
Among Division I schools; every list Cornell University is on.
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