Cornell University (Cornell) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Ithaca, NY.
It offers 237 graduate programs - 125 Master's, 111 Doctorate, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $30,085.
A total of 10,163 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 25,898 students at Cornell. Cornell offers online graduate programs and 382 out of 10,163 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Cornell have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Cornell Law School. In addition, you can find Cornell's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $30,085. It offers 237 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Cornell University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 300 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 10,079 students
382 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $30,085 |
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| Student to Faculty | 9:1 (11.11%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 237 Graduate Programs
125 Master's, 111 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Cornell University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Cornell University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $30,085 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,680.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $29,500 |
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| Fees | $585 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,680 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,354 |
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| Room & Board | $18,554 (On-Campus) / $18,554 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,218 (On-Campus) / $2,218 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $52,211 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $52,211 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $30,022 | $30,042 | $30,006 | $30,019 | $30,085 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Cornell University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 237 major areas - 125 Master's, 111 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's. 3,779 students have been conferred Master's degree and 848 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 3,779 | 848 | - | - |
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| Men | 1,947 | 424 | - | - |
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| Women | 1,832 | 424 | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Education | |
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Graduate Student Population
Cornell graduate schools have a total of 10,079 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 5,144 male and 4,935 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 9,558 full-time and 521 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 382 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,880 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,872 White, 338 Black, and 1,010 Asian students are attending at Cornell University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
222 grad students are younger than 22 and 431 students are older than 65. It has 7,383 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,127 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 10,079 |
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| Men | 5,144 |
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| Women | 4,935 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 10,079 |
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| Full-time Students | 9,558 |
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| Part-time Students | 521 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 10,079 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 26 |
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| Asian | 1,010 |
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| Black | 338 |
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| Hispanic | 577 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 4 |
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| White | 2,872 |
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| Two or more races | 255 |
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| Un-Known | 324 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 10,079 |
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| 21 & Under | 222 |
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| 22-24 | 3,538 |
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| 25-29 | 3,845 |
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| 30-34 | 1,557 |
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| 35-39 | 570 |
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| 40 & Over | 431 |
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Online Population
At Cornell University graduate schools, 382 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,880 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 10,163 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 382 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,880 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 7,901 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 382 |
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| New York Resident | 60 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 297 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 25 |
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