Computer & Information Sciences at Cornell University

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 681 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Cornell.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Cornell Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Cornell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools	30
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	47

In 2021, 397 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Cornell. This makes it the #29 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at Cornell awarded 681 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	245
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	169
International Students	109
Other Races/Ethnicities	79

Cornell Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of computer and information sciences master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	102
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	49
International Students	199
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 32 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	744
Computer Information Systems	322
Information Technology	44

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer User Support Specialists	45,190	$60,160
Computer Systems Analysts	44,030	$106,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.