The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/acceptance-rate/)
With one of the lowest acceptance rates and most diversity of any Cornell class in recent years, the Class of 2025 is set to start class come Thursday.
The University received 49,118 applications this admissions cycle — 2,210 fewer than last year’s — and accepted 105 fewer students this year, according to a University press release. Nearly 55 percent of this year’s admitted students are “students of color” — underrepresented minorities or Asian Americans — a new record for Cornell.
Students admitted to the Class of 2020 represent the evolution of Cornell’s demographics, as 1,718 students — or 27 percent of the admitted freshman class — self-identify as minorities.
Of the approximately 1,340 early decisions accepted this year, athletes comprise of 14.4 percent and legacy applicants make up 22.8 percent.