Computer Science at Cornell University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. Of the 681 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in 2021, 488 of them were computer science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci
• Doctorate Degree in CompSci

Cornell Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at Cornell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	4
Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Computer Science Schools	6
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Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	11
Best Value Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	12
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Most Popular Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	30
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	33
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Value Computer Science Schools	71
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87

In 2021, 231 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Cornell. This makes it the #16 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from Cornell Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $127,764. This is 102% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 488 students earned a bachelor's degree in compsci from Cornell. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	178
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	121
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	55

Cornell Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 231 students earned a master's degree in compsci from Cornell. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	70
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	23
International Students	109
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at Cornell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	744

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.