Student Population at Cornell
Total Enrollment
25,898
Undergraduate
15,735
Graduate
10,163
Online Enrollment
382
Men Students
12,213
Women Students
13,685
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 25,898 students have enrolled at Cornell University - 15,735 undergraduate and 10,163 graduate.
By gender, 12,213 male and 13,685 female students are attending Cornell University. By attendance status, there are 25,098 full-time students and 800 part-time students.
The number of students at Cornell University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Brown University and Rice University, its population is very large (average population is 13,944).
Cornell University offers online degree/certificate programs and 382 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Cornell University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 12,213 male and 13,685 female students attending Cornell. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.89 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Cornell.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 15,735 | 15,685 | 50 |
Men | 7,162 | 7,132 | 30 |
Women | 8,573 | 8,553 | 20 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 10,163 | 9,413 | 750 |
Men | 5,051 | 4,656 | 395 |
Women | 5,112 | 4,757 | 355 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 7,840 White students (30.27%) and 4,637 Asian students (17.90%) at Cornell University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Cornell University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 40 | 22 | 18 |
Asian | 3,670 | 1,526 | 2,144 |
Black or African American | 1,150 | 507 | 643 |
Hispanic | 2,311 | 1,111 | 1,200 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 21 | 11 | 10 |
White | 5,147 | 2,484 | 2,663 |
Two or More Races | 862 | 381 | 481 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 943 | 427 | 516 |
Total | 15,735 | 7,162 | 8,573 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 9 | 12 |
Asian | 967 | 462 | 505 |
Black or African American | 373 | 173 | 200 |
Hispanic | 589 | 282 | 307 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | 0 |
White | 2,693 | 1,356 | 1,337 |
Two or More Races | 251 | 111 | 140 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 424 | 221 | 203 |
Total | 10,163 | 5,051 | 5,112 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 19,352 students whose age under twenty five and 2,593 students whose age is over thirty years old at Cornell University.
Especially, 188 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Cornell University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 15,735 | 7,162 | 8,573 |
Under 18 | 188 | 66 | 122 |
18-19 | 6,863 | 2,989 | 3,874 |
20-21 | 7,276 | 3,319 | 3,957 |
22-24 | 1,265 | 685 | 580 |
25-29 | 108 | 79 | 29 |
30-34 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
35-39 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
40-49 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
50-64 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 15,735 | 7,162 | 8,573 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 10,163 | 5,051 | 5,112 |
18-19 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
20-21 | 219 | 89 | 130 |
22-24 | 3,538 | 1,578 | 1,960 |
25-29 | 3,845 | 1,923 | 1,922 |
30-34 | 1,557 | 881 | 676 |
35-39 | 570 | 338 | 232 |
40-49 | 330 | 188 | 142 |
50-64 | 96 | 49 | 47 |
65 and over | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Total | 10,163 | 5,051 | 5,112 |
Online Student Population
At Cornell University, 3,074 students (11.87% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 382 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 60 students live in New York where Cornell University is located in and 297 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 25,898 | 15,735 | 10,163 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 382 | 0 | 382 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 2,692 | 812 | 1,880 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 22,824 | 14,923 | 7,901 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 382 | 0 | 382 |
New York Residents | 60 | 0 | 60 |
Other State in U.S. | 297 | 0 | 297 |
Outside of U.S. | 25 | 0 | 25 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |