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 requirement for 2021 applicants.
- SAT Subject Tests are not required or expected for admission to Cornell University.
Important Update on Early Decision Deadline
- Cornell University has extended the Early Decision deadline to November 16, 2020.
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 Trevor Donadt
When Trevor Donadt was an undergraduate chemical engineering major at Tufts University and nearing his graduation date, he attended an AIChE networking event. The American Institute of Chemical... Read more about Meet Trevor Donadt
Professor Lawrence Bonassar Selected as an ORS 2021 Fellow
Lawrence Bonassar, Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was selected as an Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 2021 Fellow... Read more about Professor Lawrence Bonassar Selected as an ORS 2021 Fellow
Professor Larry Brown was selected as a 2020 AGU Union Fellow
Larry Brown, Sidney Kaufman Professor in Geosciences in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, was selected as a 2020 AGU Union Fellow. The AGU Union Fellowship is a prestigious honor, one for which only .1%... Read more about Professor Larry Brown was selected as a 2020 AGU Union Fellow
The Latest News and Stories
Five faculty members elected AAAS fellows
Five Cornell faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. Read more about Five faculty members elected AAAS fellows
Professor Natalie Mahowald elected AAAS Fellow
Professor Natalie Mahowald is one of 5 Cornell University faculty elected as an AAAS Fellow, the world's largest general scientific society! Read more about Professor Natalie Mahowald elected AAAS Fellow
Worm-like, soil-swimming robots to measure crop underworld
A Cornell project funded by two separate three-year grants will develop worm-like, soil-swimming robots to sense and record soil properties, water, the soil microbiome and how roots grow. Read more about Worm-like, soil-swimming robots to measure crop underworld
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.