Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
The Cornell Daily Sun
Tip Line Join Our Newsletter
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Print Advertising Information

Reading time: about 3 minutes

Print Advertising Information

(Print Advertising Information)

 

Display Advertising

Established in 1880, The Cornell Daily Sun is one of the nation’s oldest, fully independent daily college newspapers.The Sun is the largest paper at Cornell, reaching an estimated readership of 16,000, and is distributed for free in over fifty locations around campus, including dining halls, academic facilities and dormitories, as well as in Collegetown and the surrounding Ithaca area.More than 57% of students read The Sun at least twice a week, and more than 66% of our readers indicate that advertisements in The Sun have prompted them to make purchases.This type of exposure to Cornell’s academic and social community is not available with any other publication on campus or in the greater Ithaca region.

 

Advertisers can place display or classified advertisements in the print edition of The Cornell Daily Sun.Advertisements in The Sun range from business card-size ads to quarter-page and full-page ads.Additionally, advertisements can be run in colored or non-colored variants on nearly any page of the newspaper.Discounted rates are available to contracted advertisers (weekly or open rates available), clubs and organizations that advertise through the Student Assembly Finance Commission or the Dean of Students.

 

For more information regarding advertising opportunities at The Cornell Daily Sun, please consult our rate book or contact our advertising department at advertising@cornelldailysun.com or call our office at (607) 273-0746.

 

Classified Advertising

Standard Rate

The Cornell Daily Sun’s standard classified advertisements cost $3.20 per day for the first 15 words, and 30¢ per word thereafter.

For 5 or more consecutive insertions: $2.95 per day for first 15 words, and 29¢ per word thereafter.

Commercial Rate

The Cornell Daily Sun’s commercial rate is $5.00 per day for the first 5 words, and 31¢ per word thereafter.

For 5 or more consecutive insertions: $4.80 per day for the first 15 words, and 29¢ per word thereafter.

 

For more information regarding our discounted classified advertising contract rates, please e-mail us at classifieds@cornelldailysun.com or call our office at (607) 273-0746.

 

Advertising Policies

Submission requirements

Advertising copy must be received by The Cornell Daily Sun by 3 p.m. two business days before publication.If a proof is desired, a copy must be received by The Sun by 3 p.m. three business days before publication. Add one business day to these deadlines for advertisements of more than one page or if the advertisement requires extraordinarily complex composition.Any cancellation must be received two business days prior to publication.Please note that we require pre-payment for first-time advertisers for both the print and online version of The Sun.

Placement

Page and position requests are accepted but are not guaranteed, except for comic page advertisements.Advertisements may be placed on The Cornell Daily Sun’s comic page if the advertisements are 4 columns by 2 inches, 4 columns by 4 inches, or 1 by 16 inches. Please note that an alternate rate applies.

Terms and Conditions

The Cornell Daily Sun has the right to reject any advertising copy for any reason it deems sufficient.Advertisers must agree to indemnify The Sun, Inc. against any loss suffered by running any of the advertisements or parts thereof, because of any legal actions for libel, business slander, invasion of privacy, infringement of copyright, or any other tort, crime, or violation of law or regulation whatsoever, and to take due precautions to ensure that any advertisement The Sun inserts will be free from all such liability.

 

 


Read More