Undergraduate Admissions
Cornell Engineers are motivated, collaborative, compassionate, and intelligent. If these qualities resonate with you, consider joining our diverse community of passionate students and faculty. You will be emboldened to break the rules of conventional thought—to think independently and explore new ways to improve the quality of life on our planet. Together, we tackle problems great and small. How will you break the rules to do great things?
Cornell Engineering Virtual Visit
Important Update on SAT/ACT requirements
- Cornell University has suspended the SAT/ACT requirements for the 2021/22 first-year applicant cycle.
- SAT Subject Tests are not required or expected for admission to Cornell University.
What makes Cornell Engineering unique?
We are the largest and highest ranked engineering program in the Ivy League.
Our program has incredible depth with 14 majors and 20 minors in addition to the breadth of academic opportunities across the University.
Cornell Engineering sponsors 29 student-led project teams.
Females compose 53% of the Class of 2022 and 50% of the College of Engineering overall.
All faculty in our college teach and advise undergraduate students.
Our students gain access to an unparalleled career network.
We provide outstanding support services from faculty, peers, and our advising and student services offices.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we are unable to host on-campus information sessions. We have created a Virtual Visit site to help you learn about Cornell Engineering. We also have created an online version of our information session to help get you started.
View the slides from our Cornell Engineering Information Session
I am a Cornell Engineer
I will break the rules to do what was once thought impossible. My advice to you? Pursue every opportunity that you see, no matter how small.
Atsu ( Manassas, VA ), chemical engineering
I am a Cornell Engineer
For me, engineering is problem solving. I feel that the base of all engineering is learning how to think in a different way, and apply that way of thinking to solve problems with creativity and innovation.
~ Caitie (Midland, MI), operations research and engineering
I am a Cornell Engineer
I will break the rules to prove that some rules are worth breaking.
~ Justin (Homestead, FL), computer science
I am a Cornell Engineer
An engineering education isn't defined by all math and physics you learn in the classroom. It's about being on a team that builds a race car. It's about creating a satellite that NASA will launch into space. It's about writing software to automatically identify birds from the songs they sing. These are all real experiences my friends and I are having here at Cornell, and they are what will define you as an engineer.
~ Kenny (Palo Alto, CA), mechanical engineer
I am a Cornell Engineer
You are unstoppable if you believe in yourself.
~Chloe (Port Harcourt, Nigeria), mechanical and aerospace engineering
I am a Cornell Engineer
People might say that your path is defined for you, but it’s not their life. It’s yours, and you have the power to define and achieve your own success.
~Francis (Forest Hills, NY), electrical and computer engineering
Cornell University: Glorious to View (Short Version)
This video celebrates what makes Cornell University so special—its campus beauty, breadth and depth of academics, spirit of inclusiveness, and commitment to serving the public good. From its inception, Cornell has aspired to be elite and egalitarian. As founder Ezra Cornell said, “I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.”
Featured Alumni
Meet Rileigh Casebolt
Growing up in Aurora, Colorado, Rileigh Casebolt always knew she liked science and math. Over time, the broad term “science” sharpened a bit to the more focused term “chemistry.” Casebolt’s parents... Read more about Meet Rileigh Casebolt
Sibley undergrads working to develop a method of achieving "flow awareness" with an autonomous flight vehicle
By Erin Philipson Marigot Fackenthal ’21 and Grace Ding ’21 are working with Dr. Gregory Bewley, assistant professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, to develop a method... Read more about Sibley undergrads working to develop a method of achieving "flow awareness" with an autonomous flight vehicle
Ashley Townsel, M.Eng. Student
"My design team and I [are modeling] a live-imaging system that uses cancer-targeting nanoparticles and artificial intelligence to improve the visual fidelity of ultrasound technology. Our project ultimately supports the accurate detection of cancerous tissue in real-time for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes." Read more about Ashley Townsel, M.Eng. Student
Key Statistics about Cornell Engineering
I thought I wanted to be an engineer because I liked math and science, I have learned that I truly want to be an engineer to help people. At Cornell Engineering, at the end of the day, your end user for anything and everything that you do is another human being, and I think that is pretty special.