Cornell University Computer Science Programs

Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. Ithaca is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Cornell University Rankings

Cornell is ranked #12 out of 758 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #1 out of 56 schools in New York.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Cornell has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Cornell.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Computer Information Systems Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Cornell has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Information Technology Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Computer Science Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	College Factual
#8	Best Computer Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#9	Best Information Technology Schools	College Factual
#14	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Cornell University?

Contact details for Cornell are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone:	607-255-2000
Website:	www.cornell.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/Cornell
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/Cornell

How Do I Get Into Cornell?

You can apply to Cornell online at: https://www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for Cornell

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	considered but not required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cornell?

With an acceptance rate of 11%, Cornell is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 9%, and the acceptance rate for women is 12%.

Average Test Scores

About 73% of students accepted to Cornell submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 680 and 750. Math scores were between 720 and 790.

Cornell received ACT scores from 36% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 35. Math scores were between 30 and 35. Composite scores were between 32 and 35.

Can I Afford Cornell University?

The overall average net price of Cornell is $57,504. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Cornell, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $7,639 a year. That adds up to $30,556 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cornell is 0.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Cornell University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,743 undergraduate students at Cornell, with 14,693 being full-time and 50 being part-time.

There are also 8,877 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,693 full-time undergraduates at Cornell, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Cornell University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,065
Black or African American	1,052
Hispanic or Latino	2,151
White	5,096
International Students	1,431
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,898

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Cornell University. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 120 countries are represented at Cornell. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Cornell University

In 2019-2020, 22,293 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cornell has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Cornell

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Cornell University was 1,316.1%. This is the #45 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Cornell regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Cornell University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Science	488	231	25	744
Information Technology	172	122	7	301
Information Technology Project Management	0	44	0	44
General Computer & Information Sciences	21	0	0	21
TOTAL	681	397	32	1,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.