Cornell University
Cornell University is a private nonprofit college in Ithaca, NY. Its average net price is $33,934 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $6,371 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $6,152 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $6,797 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $13,422 |
| $110,001 and up | $55,935 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $97,242 |
| 8 years after entry | $106,848 |
| 10 years after entry | $113,531 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Business | $101,659 n=165 | $13,500 n=168 |
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,049 National median for this major n=1,014 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $55,055 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $11,250 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Animal Sciences | $38,582 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $11,573 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Archeology | $30,319 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | $46,764 National median for this major n=64 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $69,892 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $18,319 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Architecture | $55,143 National median for this major n=3,112 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $45,914 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | $44,061 n=160 | $9,240 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering | $66,967 National median for this major n=271 | Not published |
| Biology | $42,665 n=243 | $12,750 n=179 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | $16,962 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Chemical Engineering | $90,501 Small program - rough guide n=51 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,020 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $48,492 National median for this major n=2,112 | Not published |
| Communications | $63,499 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $9,125 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $45,679 National median for this major n=2,262 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $100,205 n=165 | $12,750 n=132 |
| Computer Science | $151,551 n=384 | $12,500 n=273 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | $41,017 National median for this major n=616 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $90,181 n=130 | $12,750 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $110,607 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $13,000 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $47,541 Small program - rough guide n=50 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $43,280 n=100 | $13,327 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Environmental Design | $47,323 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Food Science and Technology | $66,519 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $49,183 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $92,126 n=168 | $11,274 n=142 |
| Human Biology | $36,711 National median for this major n=1,167 | $12,910 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $50,055 Small program - rough guide n=50 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $74,192 n=269 | $12,000 n=224 |
| International Agriculture | $41,655 National median for this major n=64 | Not published |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $114,798 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $11,235 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $93,525 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $14,750 n=107 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Nutrition Sciences | $36,429 National median for this major n=2,421 | Not published |
| Operations Research | $102,318 Small program - rough guide n=55 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $62,009 n=112 | $11,720 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Psychology | $43,156 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $12,342 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Policy Analysis | $91,332 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $13,250 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $38,319 National median for this major n=11,840 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Science, Technology and Society | $47,447 National median for this major n=688 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences, Other | $43,502 National median for this major n=1,547 | Not published |
| Sociology | $70,733 Small program - rough guide n=52 | Not published |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | $34,413 National median for this major n=488 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $33,118 National median for this major n=2,431 | Not published |
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