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CLASS OF 2009 ADMISSIONS:

University Totals for the 2004–2005 Admissions Cycle

Early Decision Regular Decision Total

Applicants 2,570 21,882 24,452Admits 1,067 5,554 6,621Enrolling 1,052 2,056 3,108

e are happy to provide youwith general informationabout admissions, ourstudents, academics, and financialaid at the university. In particular,the admissions data listed hereare meant to give you a broadunderstanding of the kind of highlyqualified candidates we admit toCornell. These numbers should notbe interpreted, however, to meanthat objective data are the mostimportant criteria in our selectionprocess. Other factors, such assecondary school curriculum andperformance, special talents, extra-curricular activities, essays, andinterviews (where required) are criti-cal to our decision making as well.

Undergraduate Admissions Office

410 Thurston AvenueIthaca, New York 14850-2488607 255-5241Web: www.cornell.eduE-mail: admissions@cornell.edu

Cornell Class of 2009:

A Brief Summary

Female 1,561 (50.2%)Male 1,547 (49.8%)Total 3,108African American 5.5%Asian 14.5%Bi/Multiracial 4%Caucasian 48.5%Hispanic 6%Native American 0.5%Not reported 21%

CLASS OF 2009 FINANCIAL AID:

Full-time first-year students 3,108Number who applied for aid 2,079Number determined to have financial need 1,568Number awarded financial aid 1,568Number receiving need-based scholarship/grant aid 1,325Average need-based scholarship/grant award $18,240From:New York 33%Mid-Atlantic 22%New England 11%West 9.5%International 7%Midwest 8%South/Southeast 5%Southwest/Mountain 4.5%

CLASS OF 2009 DEMOGRAPHICS:

SAT Math: Enrolling Students

Score

Above 650 82%Below 650 18%

Secondary School: Enrolling Students

Public 68%Private/parochial 24%Other (charter, home-schooled, etc.) 8%

SAT Verbal: Enrolling Students

Score

Above 650 67%Below 650 33%

Class Rank: Enrolling Students

Rank

Top 10% 82%Not top 10% 18%

* 51% of students were ranked.

STUDENTS IN THE CORNELL CLASS OF 2009 ARE . . .

• pilots • performers at Carnegie Hall • published poets • ranch hands •undercover police • ambulance volunteers • ham radio operators • bagpipers •competitive snowshoers • lighthouse restorers • interns at NASA • sixth-generation farmers • pipe organ builders • female state wrestlers • web sitedesigners • classical Indian dancers • bird watchers • carpenters’ assistants •hockey and Special Olympics coaches • cross-country skiers (including anOlympic qualifier) • DNA and cytogenetics researchers • guide dog trainers