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Cornell University: cost, debt and earnings by major
72 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $33,934
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 95%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 9%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 15,995
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $12,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 1.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $6,371 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $6,152 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $6,797 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $13,422 |
| $110,000+ | $55,935 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (42)
- Computer Science$223,309
- Operations Research$151,709
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$147,241
- Agricultural Business and Management$145,218
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$144,389
- Economics$137,935
- Mathematics$134,455
- Engineering, General$128,207
- Public Policy Analysis$126,767
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$124,242
- Physics$118,649
- Chemical Engineering$116,165
- Human Resources Management and Services$112,713
- Hospitality Administration/Management$112,289
- Mechanical Engineering$112,212
- Statistics$111,090
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$103,016
- Agricultural Engineering$99,600
- Area Studies$96,976
- Political Science and Government$95,391
- Apparel and Textiles$94,967
- Civil Engineering$91,242
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$89,275
- Communication and Media Studies$88,463
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$85,883
- Food Science and Technology$84,147
- History$82,031
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$81,507 (1 yr)
- Chemistry$79,311
- Psychology, General$78,049
- Sociology$73,200
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$73,066
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$71,914
- Biology, General$69,083
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$68,088
- Agriculture, General$67,954
- English Language and Literature, General$65,089
- Nutrition Sciences$60,728
- Plant Sciences$58,960
- Animal Sciences$52,967
- Fine and Studio Arts$41,784
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$25,278 (1 yr)
Master's programs (26)
- Computer Science$235,762
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$226,632
- Operations Research$203,340
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$196,882
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$163,586
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$161,226 (1 yr)
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$156,103
- Human Resources Management and Services$155,909
- Real Estate$144,319 (1 yr)
- Systems Engineering$142,846
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$141,532
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$132,449
- Mechanical Engineering$128,130
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$120,467
- Engineering-Related Fields$105,720 (1 yr)
- Hospitality Administration/Management$105,553
- Public Administration$100,325
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$96,697 (1 yr)
- Civil Engineering$90,197
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$86,756
- Architecture$83,284
- Architectural Sciences and Technology$76,785
- Landscape Architecture$74,689
- Economics$71,347 (1 yr)
- Public Health$71,140 (1 yr)
- Agriculture, General$69,721 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (3)
- Law$259,851
- Veterinary Medicine$143,425
- Chemistry$100,215 (1 yr)
First professional programs (1)
- Medicine$103,352