Key Facts

The Basics

  • Founded: 1946 
  • Full time faculty: 59
  • Adjunct, part-time or visiting faculty members: 41
  • Endowed faculty chairs: 26
  • Alumni: Over 13,000
  • Endowment: $162 million
  • Corporate partners: 48
  • Dean: L. Joseph Thomas

Full Tuition by Program:

*Average tuition increase per academic year 3-5%


Class Profiles

Ithaca-Based MBA Programs

Two-Year MBA Accelerated MBA
Class of 2012 Class of 2013 Class of 2012
Number Enrolled 275 271 45
GMAT (median) 700 700 710
GPA (median) 3.3 3.33 3.56
Years Worked(median) 4 4 4
US Citizens (%) 69% 66% 60%
Men (%) 71% 70% 87%
Women (%) 29% 30% 13%
Minorities (%) 29% 30% 18%
Under Represented Minorities (%)* 15% 12% 4%
Countries Represented 24 25 8

* Black/African American, Native American, and Hispanic American

Employment Reports


Executive MBA Programs

EMBA at Palisades Cornell-Queen's EMBA
Class of 2012 Class of 2013 Class of 2012 Class of 2013
Number of Applicants 147 144 219 243
Number Enrolled 70 59 118 127
GMAT average N/A N/A 625 615
Average years worked 13 11 12 13
Average age 36 35 36 37
Men (%) 80% 83% 81% 86%
Women (%) 20% 17% 19% 14%
Minorities (%) 41% 36% 39% 33%
Under Represented Minorities (%)* 16% 10% 5% 3%

 
* Black/African American, Native American, and Hispanic American 

PhD Program

Entry 2010 Entry 2011
Number of Applicants 436 434
Number Enrolled 10 8
GMAT Average 750 na
GPA Average na  na 
Average Years Worked na  na 
Number of Degrees Conferred 7  7 
Total Enrolled  38  35 


Dual Degree and Certificate Programs

Graduate programs:

Undergraduate programs + MBA: BS, MEng, and MBA BS/AB and MBA

Certificate Programs: Certificate in Financial Engineering

Cornell University 

  • Founded: 1865 
  • Schools and colleges: 14 
  • Fields of graduate study: 93 
  • National research centers: 5 
  • Full-time faculty: 2,906 
  • Graduate students: 7,479 
  • Undergraduate students: 13,846 
  • Endowment: $5.0 billion (as of June 30, 2008)

Academic Programs

Two-Year MBA

Earn an MBA in two years of residential study in Ithaca.

Accelerated MBA

Professionals with graduate degrees and quantitative skills can earn an MBA in 12 months.

Cornell-Queen’s
Executive MBA

Weekend classes in select cities across the US and Canada.

Cornell Executive MBA

Alternate weekend classes in Palisades, New York.