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Admissions

Cornell Class of 2023 Sees Increased Diversity Rate in Admitted Students, Higher Acceptance Rate

By Maryam Zafar | March 28, 2019

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.

Admissions

A Look Inside How Cornell Accepts Its Students

By Meredith Liu and Anne Snabes | November 6, 2018

Admissions is a “highly difficult process and very subjective,” the interim vice provost for enrollment said during an interview with The Sun.

Cornell’s Class of 2020 Chosen From Record Number of Applicants

By Phoebe Keller | April 4, 2016

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.