A survey of College of Arts & Sciences students in the Class of 2025 found that 66.6% of graduates are employed, 28.8% are attending graduate school, 1.3% are seeking employment, and 3.3% are traveling/volunteering/preparing for graduate school. Top employment sectors for our graduates include Financial Services (23%), Technology (21%), Consulting/Professional Practice (10%), Human Healthcare Services (9%), Education (7%), Law (6%), Communications/Media (4%), Government (3%), and Nonprofit Organizations (3%).
Please see our requirements website for details.
In addition to the Common Application, complete applications must include:
The major (such as Computer Science or Biological Sciences) is exactly the same regardless of which college you attend: the major requirements, professors, classes, rigor, and research opportunities are all the same. The difference is in the requirements outside of the major, as each college has different distribution requirements.
Some of the undergraduate colleges at Cornell ask applicants to report the highest calculus class they will complete by the time they graduate from high school. If you are applying to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), the College of Arts and Sciences, the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, or the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, you will be required to answer this question. Here are some guidelines that may be helpful in doing so:
Students with an interest in biology have many exciting choices at Cornell. Four of the undergraduate colleges (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, and the College of Human Ecology) offer biology programs.
