Notable programs
Nolan School of Hotel Administration
The world's first hospitality program, founded 1922, ranked number one globally by CEOWorld with a 97.8 score. Alumni lead Marriott, Hilton, and Four Seasons. Now housed within the SC Johnson College of Business, it combines operations management with finance and real estate.
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
The only dedicated ILR school in the United States, established by the New York State Legislature in 1945. Graduates dominate labor law, human resources, and dispute resolution. The program functions as a pre-law pipeline with one of the highest law school acceptance rates among Ivy undergraduates.
Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Ranked second nationally among undergraduate business programs by Poets and Quants. The AEM major carries a STEM-designated CIP code, granting international graduates 36 months of post-graduation work authorization — a structural advantage no traditional business degree offers.
Cornell Tech (Roosevelt Island)
A USD 2 billion graduate campus in Manhattan offering studio-based master's programs in computer science, information science, and operations research. All students build products for corporate partners. The campus generated USD 768 million in economic impact in fiscal year 2023 and houses its own startup incubator.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The only agriculture college at a private Ivy-Plus university, operating as New York's land-grant institution. Ranks in the global top 20 for agricultural sciences, ecology, and biological sciences. Offers in-state tuition to New York residents while granting a Cornell degree.
Computer Science (College of Engineering)
Four affiliated Turing Award winners. Graduates command a USD 129,000 mean starting salary with 57 percent entering tech and 23 percent entering financial services. Cornell is cited as a prime hotspot for AI talent, and the department feeds directly into the Cornell Tech graduate pipeline.