Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · Official acceptance rate: 8.16%
Official Data
Source: College Scorecard, US Dept. of EducationAcceptance Rate
8.16%
SAT Average
1520
SAT Range (25th-75th)
1480-1560
ACT Median
34
ACT Range (25th-75th)
33-35
Undergrad Enrollment
15,935
Website
www.cornell.edu/Decision Timeline
When Cornell University releases admissions decisions
Early Decisionestimated
Dec 12, 2025
Regular Decisionestimated
Mar 27, 2026(30 days away)
What Matters in Admissions
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024Academic GPAImportant
Class RankImportant
Test ScoresConsidered
Application EssayVery Important
RecommendationsVery Important
ExtracurricularsVery Important
Talent / AbilityVery Important
Character / Personal QualitiesVery Important
First GenerationConsidered
Alumni Relation
Applicant Pools
Source: Common Data Set 2023-2024Early Decision
Applied9,515
Admitted1,670
Accept Rate17.6%
Waitlist
Applied6,166
Admitted362
Accept Rate5.9%
Community Data
From 85 crowdsourced submissions
Total Submissions
85
Crowdsourced Accept Rate
25%
Avg GPA (UW)
3.85
Avg SAT
1479
Decision Breakdown
21
Accepted
28
Rejected
31
Waitlisted
5
Deferred
Avg ACT
32
SAT Range
750-1590
GPA Range
1.00-4.19
Individual Submissions (85)
Showing 81-85 of 85 self-reported outcomes for Cornell University
Cornell University
NY · 2020-2021 · RD
Rejected
GPA (UW)
3.90
Major: Business (Penn)/Polisci (most)/IR (NYU)
Public HSFirst-GenLegacy
family responsibilitiesstudent govinternational science fairinternational debate conferenceorganized MUN
Self-Reported·via Reddit
Cornell University
NY · 2020-2021 · RD
Rejected
GPA (UW)
3.96
SAT
1510
ACT