Applying to Cornell - Admission Stats, Acceptance Ratio, Admission Yield

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 7.47% at Cornell University. Total 69,195 students applied and 5,168 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,520 and the average ACT score is 34.

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 7.47%. A total of 69,195 students (34,671 men and 34,524 women) have applied to and 5,168 (2,317 men and 2,851 women) students admitted to Cornell University.

Among them, 1,570 male and 1,921 female students have enrolled into Cornell and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 67.55%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Cornell, 1,281 applicants (37% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 490 applicants (14%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,520 at Cornell. SAT 75 th percentile score is 1,570 and 25 th percentile score is 1,470.

The average ACT score is 34 (ACT Composite) . The 75 th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25 th percentile score is 33.

The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Cornell. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Cornell with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.

Application Requirements

For applying to Cornell University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.

In addition, 8 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc), Work experience, Legacy status.

Accepted Credits at Cornell

The calendar system at Cornell University is Semester. Cornell University accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Cornell University accepts.