The student population at Cornell University is 25,898 (15,735 undergraduate and 10,163 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 4,305 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Cornell is 60.76% which is increased by 1,342 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 2,963 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.12 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

382 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 4,041.54% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 23,324 where 25,898 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

60.76% of total students is undergraduate students and 39.24% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,342 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 2,963 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.12 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Cornell than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Cornell University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1421,59314,3937,0507,3437,2004,0243,176
2014-1521,679
86
14,282
-111
7,024
-26
7,258
-85
7,397
197
4,148
124
3,249
73
2015-1621,904
225
14,315
33
6,935
-89
7,380
122
7,589
192
4,288
140
3,301
52
2016-1722,319
415
14,566
251
6,989
54
7,577
197
7,753
164
4,322
34
3,431
130
2017-1823,016
697
14,907
341
7,086
97
7,821
244
8,109
356
4,536
214
3,573
142
2018-1923,600
584
15,182
275
7,139
53
8,043
222
8,418
309
4,559
23
3,859
286
2019-2024,027
427
15,043
-139
6,939
-200
8,104
61
8,984
566
4,760
201
4,224
365
2020-2123,620
-407
14,743
-300
6,781
-158
7,962
-142
8,877
-107
4,687
-73
4,190
-34
2021-2225,582
1,962
15,503
760
7,150
369
8,353
391
10,079
1,202
5,144
457
4,935
745
2022-2325,898
316
15,735
232
7,162
12
8,573
220
10,163
84
5,051
-93
5,112
177
Average23,32414,8677,0267,8418,4574,5523,905
Cornell University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,867 where 15,735 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Cornell University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1414,39314,3807,0487,33213211
2014-1514,28214,2697,0217,24813310
2015-1614,31514,3036,9327,3711239
2016-1714,56614,5566,9867,5701037
2017-1814,90714,8987,0847,814927
2018-1915,18215,1757,1378,038725
2019-2015,04315,0386,9398,099505
2020-2114,74314,6936,7437,950503812
2021-2215,50315,4507,1158,335533518
2022-2315,73515,6857,1328,553503020
Average14,86714,8677,0147,83114,8671210
Cornell University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 8,457 where 10,163 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Cornell University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,2007,1483,9973,151522725
2014-157,3977,3334,1233,210642539
2015-167,5897,5144,2553,259753342
2016-177,7537,6714,2943,377822854
2017-188,1098,0254,5013,524843549
2018-198,4188,3244,5223,802943757
2019-208,9848,8834,7234,1601013764
2020-218,8778,2824,3853,897595302293
2021-2210,0799,5584,8494,709521295226
2022-2310,1639,4134,6564,757750395355
Average8,4578,4574,4313,7858,457121120
Cornell University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 30.27% and the percentage of black students is 5.88% at Cornell University. 17.90% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cornell University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14593,0261,0611,96188,590756
2014-15643,1291,0591,994158,599762
2015-16693,2231,0692,099198,423795
2016-17803,3171,1082,231178,319804
2017-18673,4051,1652,347248,258813
2018-19693,5121,2602,506208,072857
2019-20603,7091,2742,556228,063916
2020-21563,9261,3672,698247,937940
2021-22694,3601,4672,862238,1371,076
2022-23614,6371,5232,900227,8401,113
Average653,6241,2352,415198,224883
Cornell University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

382 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has increased 4,041.54% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Cornell University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1521,67906521,614
2015-1621,904046921,435
2016-1722,3193643021,853
2017-1823,01616937422,473
2018-1923,60020430923,087
2019-2024,02712385223,052
2020-2123,6206,16716,1261,327
2021-2225,5821602,83722,585
2022-2325,8983822,69222,824
Average23,5168052,68420,028

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