SAT/ACT scores are neither required nor expected for transfer candidates. To learn more, visit the Transfer Applicants webpage.
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.
All applications are reviewed by the specific Cornell college or school to which a student has applied. The evaluation process is based on where a student currently attends school, rather than by citizenship status. International students attending the same high school are evaluated as a group, as are applicants from the same state (U.S.) or country.
An applicant may apply to Cornell as a transfer student if they have graduated from high school or received a GED, and have earned twelve or more credits at another college or university since then. Typically, this means that credits earned in an early college program will count only toward the student's high school diploma and not college.
If a student detects an error in their application after it has been submitted, they can write a brief statement explaining the error and provide the corrected information. Applicants can then upload this statement via the Supplemental Materials section of their online Applicant Portal. The statement will be added to their application file. Applicants can also correct or update their contact information in their applicant portal.
Cornell uses the Common Application (CA), which can be completed and submitted online beginning on August 1 each year. We encourage applicants to review the How to Apply page as they prepare to apply to Cornell.
Please contact the Graduate School for information about applying for admission to Cornell’s graduate programs.
Cornell University does not accept the Coalition Application. Prospective students may use the Common Application to apply for admission.
First-year and transfer students can apply via the Common Application, which should 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. Before getting started with the Common App, please be sure to review our How to Apply webpage.
