Class of 2016 Admissions Stats
As of March 29, the official admissions mail date for the Ivy League, here are our Admissions stats:
- Applications received: 37,812 (4% over last year)
- Accepted: 6,123 (16% vs. 18% last year)
- Waitlisted: 3,120
- Women: 52% | Men: 48%
- Students of Color: 24%
- Early decision: 1,180
- Regular decision: 4,943
- States represented: 100%
- Countries represented: 68
Would like more commentary on criteria for admission. Did class rank, Sat’s , extracurriculars *sports, etc) matter?
Hello Ms. Cohen,
Yes, all those things matter a lot. There is a lot of information about this on http://admissions.cornell.edu/prospective-students . Thanks for your question!