Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Cornell

At Cornell University, the average acceptance rate over the past 8 years is 12.97%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 10.71%. Cornell University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 55.34%, and the 2021 yield is 58.92%. The number of Cornell applicants increased by 4.86% (2,386 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 12.97%, and this year's acceptance rate is 10.71% at Cornell University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 11.32% and women students' rate is 14.82%. Cornell University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Cornell University over the past 8 years (2013-2021).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	15.56%	14.01%	17.36%
2014-15	14.19% -1.37%	12.49% -1.21%	16.15% -1.21%
2015-16	15.07% 0.89%	13.11% 1.22%	17.37% 1.22%
2016-17	14.09% -0.98%	12.15% -1.13%	16.23% -1.13%
2017-18	12.67% -1.42%	10.99% -1.68%	14.56% -1.68%
2018-19	10.61% -2.06%	9.23% -2.49%	12.07% -2.49%
2019-20	10.85% 0.24%	9.39% 0.37%	12.44% 0.37%
2020-21	10.71% -0.15%	9.15% -0.04%	12.40% -0.04%
Average	12.97%	11.32%	14.82%

Cornell University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 8 years is 55.34% where the current academic year yield is 58.92%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Cornell University from 2013 to 2021.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	51.80%	52.28%	51.34%
2014-15	52.83% 1.03%	54.66% -0.16%	51.18% -0.16%
2015-16	50.36% -2.47%	51.25% -1.61%	49.57% -1.61%
2016-17	52.33% 1.97%	53.82% 1.50%	51.07% 1.50%
2017-18	56.17% 3.84%	57.68% 3.83%	54.89% 3.83%
2018-19	60.48% 4.31%	62.34% 4.09%	58.99% 4.09%
2019-20	59.83% -0.65%	59.83% 0.85%	59.84% 0.85%
2020-21	58.92% -0.91%	60.28% -2.00%	57.83% -2.00%
Average	55.34%	56.52%	54.34%

Cornell University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 46,110, the average number of admitted is 5,904, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,253. The number of Cornell applicants increased by 4.86% (2,386 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Cornell University from 2013 to 2021.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	39,999	6,222	3,223
2014-15	43,037 3,038	6,105 2	3,225 2
2015-16	41,900 -1,137	6,315 -45	3,180 -45
2016-17	44,965 3,065	6,337 136	3,316 136
2017-18	47,039 2,074	5,962 33	3,349 33
2018-19	51,324 4,285	5,448 -54	3,295 -54
2019-20	49,114 -2,210	5,330 -106	3,189 -106
2020-21	51,500 2,386	5,514 60	3,249 60
Average	46,110	5,904	3,253

Cornell University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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