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Ithaca, NY

Cornell University

https://www.cornell.edu

Repayment outcome

96.2%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$45,700–$111,100

middle 50% · median $70,900

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$26,484

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$11,500

Sticker price

before any aid

$59,572

Default rate

1.5%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Legal Studies$172,867
  2. Business$145,332
  3. Math & Statistics$91,211
  4. Engineering Tech$84,653
  5. Health Professions$77,213
  6. Engineering$74,576
  7. Veterinary Medicine.$72,274
  8. Communication and Media Studies.$55,813
  9. Public Admin$55,061
  10. Family Sciences$55,049
  11. Physical Sciences$53,358
  12. Computer Science$52,733
  13. Psychology$44,747
  14. Visual & Performing Arts$44,170
  15. Foreign Languages$41,193
  16. Philosophy$37,208
  17. Comm. Tech$36,848
  18. Social Sciences$34,526
  19. History$32,563
  20. English & Literature$32,284
  21. Biology$27,784
  22. Interdisciplinary$27,126

Academics

Acceptance

15.6%

Avg SAT

1,422

Enrollment

14,309

What students study

19 fields offered

Engineering

17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Business13.6%
  2. 03Biology13.0%
  3. 04Agriculture12.1%
  4. 05Social Sciences10.4%
  5. 06Computer Science4.0%
  6. 07Architecture3.6%
  7. 08Interdisciplinary3.0%
  8. 09Physical Sciences2.6%
  9. 10Visual & Performing Arts2.5%
  10. 11Family Sciences2.4%
  11. 12Psychology2.3%
  12. 13Communications2.0%
  13. 14English & Literature1.9%
  14. 15Natural Resources1.8%
  15. 16History1.6%
  16. 17Area Studies1.5%
  17. 18Public Admin1.4%
  18. 19Math & Statistics1.1%
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