Admissions for Undergraduate Business Programs

Primary/Alternate Option for SC Johnson College of Business Applicants: When applying to the SC Johnson College of Business, students must choose to apply directly to either the Hotel School or the Dyson School. However, they also have the option to choose the other school as an alternate. Most students have a clear path and should apply to whichever school they believe is the right fit for them based on the curricular and extra-curricular offerings of the school. This alternate option should only be used by students who can clearly articulate their academic path in both schools, and they will need to fully explain those interests in their supplemental essay. Choosing both schools will not increase a student’s chances of admission, as application review remains highly selective for all academic programs at Cornell. Please note that during Early Decision application review, students will only be considered for admission to their primary choice. This primary/alternate choice is only between the programs within the SC Johnson College of Business, students cannot choose another Cornell college as their alternate option.

Score-Free Admissions: For first-year applicants applying for fall 2021 (or fall 2022), the SC Johnson College of Business has adopted a score-free SAT/ACT policy. SAT and ACT scores will not be viewed in the application process and will not be used to evaluate applications.

Updated Early Decision Deadline: Cornell University has extended the early decision deadline to November 16^th, 2020. The regular decision deadline remains January 2^nd,  2021.

Applying for an undergraduate business program as a first-year student

Incoming first-year students seeking to pursue a bachelor’s degree apply to Cornell University and select their school of choice using the Common Application or Universal College Application. Use the links below to learn more about application requirements and process, what we look for in successful candidates, and how to get started.