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Cornell University Graduate School

Cornell University (referred to as Cornell) is a Private, 4 years school located in Ithaca, NY.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Cornell is $30,085 in average. The school has 10,163 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 25,898 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Cornell University (referred to as Cornell) is a Private, 4 years school located in Ithaca, NY.
The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/1921 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Cornell Directory Information
School NameCornell University (Cornell)
Address300 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone607-255-2000
Webhttps://www.cornell.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org
Financial Infohttps://finaid.cornell.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Cornell is $30,085 in average. The school has 10,163 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 25,898 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 334 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$30,085
Student Population10,163
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs334 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio9 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Cornell is $30,085 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,680.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition$29,500
Required Fees$519
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition$1,680
Cornell offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Cornell University is $30,085. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.22% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
TuitionFees
2018-2019$29,500$84
2019-2020$29,500$522
2020-2021$29,500$542
2021-2022$29,500$506
2022-2023$29,500$519
2023-2024$29,500$585
The graduate school tuition & fees of Cornell is average compared to private graduate schools in New York. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,176 (public) / $25,848 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Cornell University$30,085
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
New York Graduate Schools$21,016$25,748
Public$12,252$23,176
Private$25,848
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,772 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Cornell.
On-campus living costs are increased by 9.35% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,772. Off-campus living costs are increased by 9.35% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$14,766$2,800$14,766$2,800
2019-2020$15,246$2,820$15,246$2,820
2020-2021$15,756$2,964$15,396$2,964
2021-2022$16,396$1,876$16,396$1,876
2022-2023$16,988$2,008$16,988$2,008
2023-2024$18,554$2,218$18,554$2,218
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,684 at Cornell University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.24% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$1,460
2019-2020$1,520
2020-2021$1,575
2021-2022$1,620
2022-2023$1,680
2023-2024$1,684
The law school tuition at Cornell University is $72,041 for academic year 2022-2023.
The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Cornell.
Law School Tuition
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Cornell University
TuitionFees
Veterinary Medicine$74,098$519
Law$71,522$519

Graduate Programs at Cornell

Cornell University offers 236 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 4,581 students have completed their study at Cornell University.
Offered Degrees at Cornell University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree12403,756
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship1070506
Doctor's degree - other40319
Post Bachelor's Degree100
Total23604,581
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Cornell University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) program with 0 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 590 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 199 completers.
Cornell University offers 236 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 4,581 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 3,756 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 319 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 91 completers-
Agricultural Economics✕32-
Ornamental Horticulture✕--
International Agriculture✕--
Animal Sciences✕3-
Agricultural Animal Breeding✕--
Food Science✕49-
Plant Sciences✕--
Agronomy and Crop Science✕--
Horticultural Science✕7-
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding✕--
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences✕--
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕2-
Natural Resource Economics✕--
Architecture [+] ✕ 145 completers-
Architecture✕--
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕43$51,000
Environmental Design/Architecture✕--
Landscape Architecture✕32-
Architectural History and Criticism✕--
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕70-
Architecture and Related Services (other)✕--
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Asian Studies/Civilization✕1-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies✕2-
German Studies✕4-
African-American/Black Studies✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Communication✕4-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕--
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 577 completers-
Information Technology✕167-
Computer Science✕332$113,700
Information Technology Project Management✕78-
Education [+] ✕ --
Education✕--
Engineering [+] ✕ 771 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕29-
Agricultural Engineering✕17-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕96$66,700
Chemical Engineering✕56$75,600
Civil Engineering✕46$71,500
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕119$94,100
Engineering Mechanics✕--
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics✕17-
Materials Engineering✕43-
Mechanical Engineering✕86$79,900
Systems Engineering✕118$88,500
Operations Research✕144$94,500
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 84 completers-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician✕2-
Engineering/Industrial Management✕82-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Linguistics✕6-
Comparative Literature✕2-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕1-
German Language and Literature✕--
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕6-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕3-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Housing and Human Environments✕--
Human Development and Family Studies✕1-
Apparel and Textiles✕--
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 249 completers-
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence✕249-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 15 completers-
English Language and Literature✕8-
Creative Writing✕7-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕--
Biochemistry✕--
Biophysics✕1-
Molecular Biology✕2-
Botany/Plant Biology✕2-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕1-
Microbiology✕1-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology✕--
Parasitology✕1-
Immunology✕--
Zoology/Animal Biology✕--
Entomology✕4-
Animal Physiology✕--
Animal Genetics✕2-
Environmental Toxicology✕--
Biometry/Biometrics✕--
Ecology✕--
Evolutionary Biology✕--
Neuroscience✕--
Neurobiology and Behavior✕--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 90 completers-
Mathematics✕6-
Applied Mathematics✕13-
Statistics✕71-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Historic Preservation and Conservation✕2-
Medieval and Renaissance Studies✕1-
Science, Technology and Society✕2-
Nutrition Sciences✕4-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Philosophy✕4-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 83 completers-
Astronomy✕3-
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕3-
Chemistry✕38-
Geology/Earth Science✕6-
Physics✕33-
Psychology [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Psychology✕--
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics✕7-
Developmental and Child Psychology✕13-
Human Services [+] ✕ 78 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy✕5-
Public Administration✕73$49,100
Public Policy Analysis✕--
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 113 completers-
Anthropology✕4-
Archeology✕8-
Economics✕15-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕22-
Development Economics and International Development✕35-
Political Science and Government✕14-
Sociology✕10-
Social Sciences (other)✕5-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕--
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2-
Fine/Studio Arts✕5-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕2-
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts✕--
Music✕1-
Music Theory and Composition✕--
Musicology and Ethnomusicology✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 114 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕68$66,200
Public Health✕4-
Environmental Health✕42-
Business [+] ✕ 1,205 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕590$142,300
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management✕70-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕27$95,100
Labor and Industrial Relations✕77-
Management Science✕305-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕101-
Real Estate✕35-
History [+] ✕ 12 completers-
History✕12-
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology✕--
Total3,756
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Agricultural Economics✕--
Ornamental Horticulture✕--
Animal Sciences✕6-
Agricultural Animal Breeding✕--
Food Science✕11-
Plant Sciences✕--
Agronomy and Crop Science✕4-
Horticultural Science✕4-
Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding✕7-
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences✕--
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕3-
Natural Resource Economics✕--
Architecture [+] ✕ 3 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕3-
Architectural History and Criticism✕--
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Asian Studies/Civilization✕--
East Asian Studies✕--
Near and Middle Eastern Studies✕--
German Studies✕1-
African-American/Black Studies✕--
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Communication✕5-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕--
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Information Technology✕7-
Computer Science✕23-
Education [+] ✕ --
Education✕--
Engineering [+] ✕ 129 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕4-
Agricultural Engineering✕8-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕13-
Chemical Engineering✕17-
Civil Engineering✕9-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕24-
Engineering Mechanics✕3-
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics✕15-
Materials Engineering✕6-
Mechanical Engineering✕23-
Nuclear Engineering✕--
Systems Engineering✕3-
Operations Research✕4-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ --
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician✕--
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Linguistics✕3-
Comparative Literature✕7-
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕4-
German Language and Literature✕--
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕6-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕--
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ --
Housing and Human Environments✕--
Human Development and Family Studies✕--
Legal Studies [+] ✕ -$175,200
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence✕--
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 12 completers-
English Language and Literature✕12-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 75 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕22-
Biochemistry✕4-
Biophysics✕2-
Molecular Biology✕7-
Botany/Plant Biology✕6-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕3-
Microbiology✕7-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology✕--
Immunology✕--
Zoology/Animal Biology✕--
Entomology✕2-
Animal Physiology✕--
Animal Genetics✕11-
Pharmacology✕--
Toxicology✕--
Environmental Toxicology✕--
Biometry/Biometrics✕--
Computational Biology✕4-
Ecology✕3-
Evolutionary Biology✕4-
Neuroscience✕--
Neurobiology and Behavior✕--
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 34 completers-
Mathematics✕15-
Applied Mathematics✕10-
Statistics✕9-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Medieval and Renaissance Studies✕2-
Science, Technology and Society✕2-
Behavioral Sciences✕2-
Nutrition Sciences✕9-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Philosophy✕5-
Religion/Religious Studies✕--
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 50 completers-
Astronomy✕--
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕--
Chemistry✕25-
Geology/Earth Science✕2-
Physics✕23-
Psychology [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Psychology✕--
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics✕7-
Developmental and Child Psychology✕6-
Human Services [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy✕2-
Public Policy Analysis✕--
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 53 completers-
Anthropology✕7-
Economics✕5-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕21-
Political Science and Government✕11-
Sociology✕8-
Social Sciences (other)✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕--
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕1-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕5-
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts✕--
Music✕--
Music Theory and Composition✕--
Musicology and Ethnomusicology✕3-
Business [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕8-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management✕1-
Labor and Industrial Relations✕2-
History [+] ✕ 4 completers-
History✕4-
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology✕--
Total506
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 114 completers-
Veterinary Medicine✕114-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 202 completers$175,200
Law✕199$175,200
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Music✕3-
Total319
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ --
Total-

Graduate Student Population at Cornell

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 10,163 students enrolled into Cornell University graduate schools where it has total 25,898 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 9,413 full-time and 750 part-time graduate students. By gender, 5,051 male and 5,112 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total10,1635,0515,112
Full-time9,4134,6564,757
Part-tme750395355
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 2,693 White (26.50%), 373 Black/African American (3.67%), 589 Hispanic (5.80%), 967 Asian (9.51%), and 5,541 students with other races. 4,844 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total10,1635,0515,112
American Indian/Native American21912
Asian967462505
Black/African American373173200
Hispanic589282307
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White2,6931,3561,337
Two More251111140
Un-Known424221203
Non-resident Alien4,8442,4362,408
Cornell University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 382 graduate students (3.76% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,880 graduate students (18.50% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total10,163
Enrolled Online Exclusively382
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,880
Not in Online Courses7,901
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Cornell University. 3,757 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.97% of total students), 3 students are aged below 20 (0.03%), 101 students are aged above 50 (0.99%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Cornell University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total10,1635,0515,112
Age 18-19321
Age 20-2121989130
Age 22-243,5381,5781,960
Age 25-293,8451,9231,922
Age 30-341,557881676
Age 35-39570338232
Age 40-49330188142
Age 50-64964947
Over 64532

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