Cornell University Wait List Acceptance Rate

Wait List Acceptance Rate

For the application year 2024, Cornell University offered 8,103 students a place on the wait list, leading to 388 acceptances and an acceptance rate of 4.7%. This represents a slight increase from the previous year’s acceptance rate of 4.3% for 2023, when 8,282 were offered. Historical data shows significant fluctuations, particularly a low of just 0.3% in 2021, with only 24 acceptances from 7,746 offers. Overall, the trend indicates a gradual increase in acceptance rates over the years, with 4.7% for 2024 being the highest recorded in the last six years.