Financial Aid

Application Timeline

November 1 | CSS PROFILE; 2010 federal tax returns due
Mid-December | Financial aid notifications sent to admitted students
Early January | Deposit due to Admissions; Citizenship status documentation due (eligible non-citizens)
February 15 | FAFSA; 2011 federal tax returns due; Financial Aid Application Certification due

February 15 |CSS PROFILE; FAFSA; 2011 federal tax returns due
Early April | Financial aid notifications sent to admitted applicants
May 1 | Deposit due to Admissions; Financial Aid Application Certification due
June 1 | Financial Aid Certification form due

March 1 | CSS PROFILE; FAFSA; 2011 federal tax returns due; 2012 Cornell Fall Transfer Application due; Financial Aid Application Certification due
By June 15 | Financial aid notifications to sent to admitted students
By July 1 | Deposit due to Admissions

October 3 | CSS PROFILE; FAFSA; 2010 federal tax returns due; 2012 Cornell Transfer Application due; Financial Aid Application Certification due
Mid-December/Early January | Financial aid notifications sent to admitted applicants
Early January | Deposit due to Admissions

November 1 | 2012-2013 Early Decision applicants
January 2 | 2012-2013 Regular Decision applicants
March 1 | 2012-2013 Fall Transfer applicants

January | 2012-2013 renewal applications available
March 1 | 2012-2013 renewal applications due for Engineering Co-op students
April 15 | 2012 summer session aid application due
April 27 | renewal applications due for all continuing students
June - August | 2012-2013 financial aid decisions posted to Student Center
August 7 | Fall 2012 Bursar bill due
November 25 | 2012-2013 Winter Session financial aid application due

It starts here...

FinAid Frontpage

News

Mon, 5/14

IRS Tax Return Transcripts

Mon, 3/26

Federal Verification: What it means for you

Thu, 3/22

2012 Summer FWS Application

Mon, 2/20

Engineering Co-Op Program

Resources

Need-based Grant Recipients by Income:

Retention/Persistence:

First-year students returning after their first year: 96%

First-year students who entered in fall 2004 and graduated

within six years: 93% (includes five-year program in

architecture and dual-degree candidates)

Undegraduate Enrollment by College (Fall 2009)

Agriculture and Life Sciences	3,365
Architecure, Art, and Planning	496
Arts and Sciences	4,184
Engineering	2,794
Hotel Administration	892
Human Ecology	1,261
Industrial and Labor Relations	896

Academics:

Courses Offered: 4,000+

Undergraduate Major/Interdisciplinary

Programs: 100+

Class of 2014 Financial Aid:

Full-time first-year students	3,179
Number who applied for aid	1,938
Number determined to have financial need	1,634
Number awarded financial aid	1,634
Number receiving need-based scholarship/ grant aid	1,600
Average need-based scholarship/ grant award	$33,653

2012-2013 Costs:

2010-2011 Costs:

Endowed Colleges

Tuition and fees	$43,413
Housing	$8,112
Dining	$5,566
Books & supplies	$820
Personal expenses	$1,680
Total	$59,591

Contract Colleges

New York State Resident

Tuition and fees	$27,273
Housing	$8,112
Dining	$5,566
Books & supplies	$820
Personal expenses	$1,680
Total	$43,451

Nonresident

Tuition and fees	$43,413
Housing	$8,112
Dining	$5,566
Books & supplies	$820
Personal expenses	$1,680
Total	$59,591

Our unique financial aid initiatives exemplify our commitment to providing need-based aid and making Cornell affordable for admitted students.

Parent Contribution Initiative

Families with a total family income of less than $60,000, and total assets of less than $100,000 (including primary home equity), will have no parent contribution. Learn more.

Loan Initiatives

Students from families with a total annual income under $75,000 will have no student loans as part of their financial aid package, reducing the debt owed by the student and/or family after graduation. Learn more.

Award Matching Initiative

Cornell will commit to increasing grant aid by matching the family contribution components and lower loan level of financial aid offers from other Ivy League schools. Cornell will strive to match family contribution components and lower loan level offers from Stanford, MIT, and Duke as well.