General Engineering at Cornell University

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell General Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Cornell General Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Engineering. 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.

Engineering Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Cornell University.

Cornell General Engineering Bachelor’s Program

57% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Cornell University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering	13

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineers	4,910	$95,270
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010

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
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