Cornell University Description:
Admissions Data (2008):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 21%
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 630 / 730
- SAT Math: 670 / 770
- SAT Writing: 640 / 730
- ACT Composite: 29 / 33
- ACT English: 28 / 34
- ACT Math: 29 / 34
Enrollment (2007):
- Total Enrollment: 19,800 (13,510 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 51.1% Male / 48.9% Female
- 99.9% Full-time
Costs (2008 - 09):
- Tuition and Fees: $36,504
- Books: $740
- Room and Board: $11,640
- Other Expenses: $1,500
- Total Cost: $50,384
Cornell Financial Aid (2006 - 07):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 53%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Federal Grants: 12%
- State / Local Grants: 17%
- Institutional Grants: 41%
- Loans: 39%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Federal Grants: $2,903
- State / Local Grants: $2,819
- Institutional Grants: $19,653
- Loans: $7,146
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Cornell University Mission Statement:
Our faculty, students, alumni, and staff strive toward these objectives in a context of freedom with responsibility. We foster initiative, integrity, and excellence, in an environment of collegiality, civility, and responsible stewardship. As the land-grant university for the state of New York, we apply the results of our endeavors in service to our alumni, the community, the state, the nation, and the world.
from http://www.cornell.edu/about/mission/


