Cornell Engineering

Cornell Engineering is home to a number of notable individuals who have did their part in bringing advancements to the engineering sector & contributed to make the world a better place to live.

Given below are some of its notable alumni:

·      John G. Bollinger: Former Dean, University of Wisconsin-Madison

·      William Bowman: Fencer

·      Micheal Tien: Legislative Council Member, Hong-Kong

·      Lowell C. McAdam: Former Chairman & CEO of Verizon Communications

·      Jim Knowlton: Civil Engineer

There are many advantages associated with living in New York, given below are some of the most prominent ones:

·      Buzzing global hub with many top MNCs such as Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, NBCUniversal, Bank of America, etc.

·      Diverse population

·      24x7 public transport facilities

·      World class restaurants

·      Great international connectivity with around 3 international airports

·      Availability of world class educational institutions

Cornell is not known to maintain off-campus accommodation facilities however international students can refer its off-campus housing facility that connects students directly with local landlords, saving their time & reducing the overall risk of fraud.

Yes,  the majority (55%) of the institute's undergraduate student body is known to live as part of the university maintained housing facilities, while the rest live off-campus.

Those who live off-campus, typically look for accommodation in the Collegetown region due to its close vicinity with the campus & great connectivity to the rest of the city.

Several top MNC's hire graduates from Cornell Engineering including Amazon, Netflix, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase & Co. & Bloomberg among others.

Cornell engineering graduates are employed in a range of sectors including Technology, Finance, Consulting, Retail & Education among others.

Technology accounts for almost half (47%) of the institute's Class of 2024 graduate student body while Finance has the next bigger share with around 19% graduates working in the financial sector.

Based on data curated from the official institute website, the highest salary earned by Cornell engineers stood at around USD 265,000 (INR 2.30 Cr).  This is one of the highest starting salaries offered by a company at Cornell.

As per data collected from a recent survey conducted on the graduate class of 2024, the median salary earned high by engineering graduates stood at USD 113,962 (INR 97 L).

Conversion Rate: 1 USD = INR 85.91 

As per the latest employment data, of the 340 members of the graduate Class of 2024, 243 students confirmed their employment at domestic & international organizations.

Giving the engineering college an overall employment rate of 71%.