Transfer applicants must ensure that a college official with access to their academic and disciplinary records completes and submits the College Report Form to Cornell. Applicants can access the College Report form through their online Applicant Portal. We prefer that you submit Cornell’s College Report. However, if you are unable to submit our form, we will accept the Common App College Report instead. Please submit only one College Report.
Cornell accepts transfer students who have completed two to four semesters at another college or university. Applicants in their first college semester are not eligible to apply. Candidates are encouraged to apply when they feel they have a strong application and should follow the guidelines and deadlines outlined on the Transfer Applicants webpage. The transfer application deadline for fall semester is March 15.
Applicants to Cornell University are not required to submit Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores. Students who have taken AP exams and wish to submit their scores are welcome to do so.
Students may use credit they receive from AP exams to satisfy degree requirements only as specified by the individual college or school at Cornell to which they are applying. Although such credit counts toward a bachelor's degree, its primary purpose is to exempt students from introductory courses and to place them in advanced courses.
Cornell is a leader among American Universities in enrolling undergraduate students who have earned the International Baccalaureate (IB). Cornell regards the IB program as a rigorous, advanced program of study, and students are pleased to find similar opportunities here at Cornell through interdisciplinary courses, independent majors, honors programs, and undergraduate research opportunities.
Advanced Placement (AP) credit is college credit that students earn before they matriculate as first-year Cornellians. Students may use credit they receive from Advanced Placement examinations to satisfy degree requirements only as specified by the individual college or school at Cornell to which they are applying. Although such credit counts toward a bachelor's degree, its primary purpose is to exempt students from introductory courses and to place them in advanced courses.
Effective for students applying to enroll for fall 2026 or beyond, applicants to all Cornell undergraduate colleges and schools will be required to submit standardized test scores. To learn more, visit our Standardized Testing Policy webpage. The How to Apply page may also be a helpful resource.
Cornell University has always been a university with a strong international focus, and today we continue to welcome students and faculty from across the globe. Approximately 10% of our undergraduate students are international, coming to Cornell from more than 120 nations. The Office of Global Learning offers a range of services to international students and their families. For information about the application process, see our How to Apply webpage.
You must apply to Cornell as a transfer student if you've graduated from high school and have earned 12 or more credits at another college or university since then. If you are enrolled as a full-time student at another institution, you are also considered a transfer applicant. Please be sure to review the How to Apply webpage for more information about Cornell's application process and requirements.
The application process and requirements are the same for all students applying to Cornell University. Please visit the How to Apply page for details. International first-year and transfer students should submit their application using the Common Application, which can be completed and submitted online. Cornell also requires a Writing Supplement. The Cornell undergraduate college or school a student applies to may have additional requirements, such as a portfolio or a design submission.
In the United States, students earn an undergraduate degree (first degree) to prepare for medical school. The most common choice at Cornell for students hoping to go to medical school is to major in biological sciences through the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, or the College of Human Ecology. The College of Engineering is yet another option and prepares students well for the medical school application process. As long as undergraduates take the required pre-med courses, their major course of study doesn't have to be in the biological sciences.
