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2010 Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid Report:Prepared for The Daily Sun

The undergraduate admissions selection process for the Cornell Class of 2014concluded on April 1, 2010, the official mail date for the Ivy League.

Admissions Highlights:

Cornell received an all-time high of 36,337 applications for freshman admission;this represents a 6% increase over last year, and a 10% increase over the pasttwo years.

The overall admit rate (Early Decision and Regular Decision) is 18.4%; the admitrate last year was 19.1%.

A total of 6,678 applicants were admitted; 1,176 were admitted Early Decisionand 5,502 were admitted Regular Decision.

Of the 6,678 admitted students, 50% are female and 50% are men.

The admitted students represent every state in the United States, as well as DC,Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. They also represent 79 countries.

2,563 students were offered a place on the waitlist. Last year, 3,311 studentswere offered a place on the waitlist.

24,977 students were denied admission. Last year, 22,434 students were deniedadmission.

Median SAT Critical Reading/Verbal Score is 710; median SAT Math score is740.

Doris Davis

Associate Provost240 Day HallIthaca, New York 14853-2801t. 607.255.3316f. 607.255.5718e. dd72@cornell.edu

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Financial Aid Highlights:

As of April 8

, 2,135 admitted first-year students had completed a financial aidapplication and had been reviewed for need-based aid. Of these 2,135 students, 563students received an enhanced financial aid package under our initiative to supportstudents from enrollment priority groups. We expect this number to change since thereare quite a few admitted students who have not yet completed their financial aidapplication.