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Economics at Cornell

Cornell graduates about 157 economics majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 22nd of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $138,000 four years out, 1.67× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#22 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year1574% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$138,0001.67× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1470–1570whole school

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. Williams College 94
  2. Rice University 94
  3. University of California, Berkeley 93
  4. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 93
  5. Emory University 92
  6. Brandeis University 92
  7. Middlebury College 92
  8. Swarthmore College 92

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Cornell with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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