Cornell University

The top companies who have hired UG students of Class of 2025 Cornell University are-

• Amazon
• Morgan Stanley
• Accenture 
• IBM
• Meta
• Capital One
• Deloitte Consulting
• JP Morgan Chase & Co. 

Top MBA recruiters for the Class of 2025 are Amazon, EY, McKinsey & Company, Royal Bank of Canada, EY, Bain & Company, etc. 

For applying to the PhD admissions at Cornell, Indian students would be required to pay the Cornell University PhD fee. This fee is INR 19.27 L but it is generally NA for most stgudents. 

For the year 2026, the PhD tuition is around USD 20.8K and Indian students need to pay the other fees which is USD 200 (INR 18.8K) per semester.

A successful PhD student at Cornell University is defined by their ability to go from the role of a student to an independent and creative scholar who can conduct original research and contribute to their discipline. 

Look at the expectations and resources given below - 

• Teaching & Mentorship 
• Professional competency 
• Original research & publication 

Cornell University primarily has only one intake per year for PhD programs with almost all the cohorts beginning in the Fall Semester. 

The university uses a unified admissions system but the exact deadlines may vary by the kind of courses. 

Yes, an Indian BCom grauduate can definitely apply for an MEng at Cornell Tech, but the Cornell admissions are very competitive. 

And, this university will give preference to the candidates with technical proficiency, relevant experience and programming skills.

Candidates will require strong proficiency in Data Structures and Algorithms through a relevant work experience or bridge courses. 

Yes, Indian students can receive the Cornell University scholarships at Cornell Tech for MEng courses. Although they're very limited to merit-based scholarships rather than need-based. 

The point to be noted is that the scholarships may cover the tuition fee till a good extent but they do not typically cover the housing or total costs of Cornell MEng course.

Yes, studying in the USA usually is quite expensive. As per the Cornell tuition fee for the year 2026-27, Indian students would have to pay USD 73.9K (INR 70.2L) for one year.

Some other components Health Insurance, accommodation, NYC Health Fee, Student activity fee and other miscellaneous costs are not included in that fee.

(USD 1 = INR 94.95)

No, pursuing the Master of Engineering (MEng) from Cornell does not require Indian students to have a GRE for admission. 

GRE scores are not accepted for the MEng programs at this university and submitting them won't influence the Cornell application decision.

However, Indian students should have a high GPA, English proficiency, LORs, CV and more as part of the Cornell University admission requirements.

To pursue the Cornell MEng in Computer Sciences, Indian students are required to have a GPA of at least 3.5 on a scale of 4.0 scale. This may go even higher as Cornell remains a very competitive university.  Look at the other admission requirements - 

• Transcript 
• English language proficiency (IELTS with 7.0 or higher and TOEFL iBT of 100)
• Relevant experience is a plus (projects, internships and technical experience)

MBA is one of the top picked course at Cornell University by Indian students. In Bloomberg Businessweek's Best Business schools rankings for 2025-26, Cornell University ranks at #8 for its MBA course.

• Cornell ranks at #15 position in Financial Times MBA rankings 2026
• In the 2026 QS Global MBA rankings, Cornell ranks at #33.