Cornell University: Admissions Deadlines & Class of '25 Stats

Founded in 1865, Cornell University is a research university located in Ithaca, New York. The university is organized into seven undergraduate colleges: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; College of Arts and Sciences; Cornell SC Johnson College of Business; Cornell S. Anne Bowers College of Computing and Information Science; College of Engineering; College of Human Ecology; School of Industrial and Labor Relations; and Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. 

Early Decision Deadline: November 1
Regular Decision Deadline: January 2

Note: Cornell announced they would not release their Class of 2026 acceptance numbers until after the end of the current academic year. We have included the statistics for the Class of 2025.

Class of 2025 Statistics

Early Decision Applicants: 9,017
Early Decision Acceptances: 1,930
Early Decision Acceptance Rate: 21.4%

Regular Decision Applicants: 58,363
Regular Decision Acceptances: 3,922
Regular Decision Acceptance Rate: 6.72%

Overall Applicants: 67,000
Overall Acceptances: 5,836
Overall Acceptance Rate: 8.71%