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Cornell University

Cornell University
410 Thurston Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14850

Official telephone: (607) 255-2000
Fax number: (607) 255-0659
Website: https://www.cornell.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2024 academic year.
FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid homepage: https://
finaid.cornell.edu/
cost-to-attend/
financial-aid-calculators

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $68,380; $68,380 out-of-state
Book fees: $1,226
Combined room and board expenses: $19,428

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAN/AnoFebruary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoN/A
Date award notification begins: April 15
Applied for financial aid:
66% of first-year students
57% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
74% of first-year students
85% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
48% of first-year students
50% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$62,442 for first-year students
$62,257 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$59,302 for first-year students
$58,979 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$4,574 for first-year students
$4,380 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,438 for first-year students
$3,417 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)

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