Please see our requirements website for details.

In addition to the Common Application, complete applications must include:

• Official Secondary/High School Transcript followed by a Mid-Year Report when it becomes available
• Counselor Recommendation and School Report
• Two Teacher Evaluations
• Cornell Writing Supplement
• $80 application fee or fee waiver
• International students: You may be asked to submit results from an English language proficiency exam.
• For Fall 2025 applicants, standardized testing is recommended.
• For Fall 2026 applicants, standardized testing is required.

If you are applying as a first-year student, A&S requires the following high school coursework:

• 4 units of English
• 3 units of mathematics (including pre-calculus)
• 3 units of science
• 3 units of one foreign language (for heritage speakers or students who have initiated a foreign language sequence before high school, completion of at least the third level (e.g. Spanish 3)).
• Also recommended: an additional unit of advanced mathematics and science