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Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics
Cornell University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Statistics
Cornell University admitted 6,077 students to its Class of 2029 from 72,523 applications. Below is a full picture of Cornell University’s admissions data, what the numbers actually indicate, and what the school looks for in an applicant.
Class of 2029
At a Glance
- Overall acceptance rate
- 8.38%
- Early Decision acceptance rate
- 18.78%
Class of 2029
Acceptance Rates
For the Class of 2029, Cornell University admitted 6,077 students from 72,523 total applications — an overall acceptance rate of 8.38%. Across the last four cycles the overall rate has held between 6.9% and 8.4%, with class size and application volume shown below.
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2029 | 72,523 | 6,077 | 8.38% |
| 2028 | 65,612 | 5,516 | 8.41% |
| 2027 | 68,000 | 4,994 | 7.34% |
| 2026 | 71,000 | 4,908 | 6.91% |
| 2025 | 67,000 | 5,836 | 8.71% |
View historical data
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51,500 | 5,514 | 10.71% |
| 2023 | 49,118 | 5,183 | 10.55% |
| 2022 | 51,328 | 5,288 | 10.3% |
| 2021 | 47,038 | 5,889 | 12.52% |
| 2020 | 44,966 | 6,277 | 13.96% |
| Class | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2029 | 10,057 | 1,889 | 18.78% |
No data is available for this admission round.
Class of 2029
Test Scores & Academic Profile
- SAT middle 50%
- 1490-1550
- ACT middle 50%
- 33-35
- Testing policy
- Required — Cornell requires the SAT or ACT for applicants.
- GPA
- Cornell does not publish a minimum; admitted students are typically at the top 10% of their class.
Good to Know
- Cornell uses the Common Application
- Early Decision is binding.
- Cornell does consider legacy status.
- Cornell does not offer interviews.
Application Deadlines
| Date | Deadline | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | Early Decision deadline Notification: mid-December | Early Decision |
| Jan 2 | Regular Decision deadline Notification: Late March | Regular Decision |
