Statement of Accreditation Status
Cornell University
- CEO: Mr. Michael Kotlikoff, President
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Marin Clarkberg
- Commission Staff Liaison: Kathy Feith, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large Ā» Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
- Control: Private (Non-Profit)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1921
- Last Reaffirmation: March 4, 2021
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2028-2029
- November 7, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of April 25, 2025. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - May 16, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of June 27, 2024. To request a supplemental information report, due April 1, 2026, providing (1) an update on the status of the investigation related to the action of December 18, 2023 (Standard II and Standard IV) and (2) copies of report(s) that follow from any of these investigations (Standard II and Standard IV) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - April 25, 2025
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due September 5, 2025, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - November 1, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of May 31, 2024, and June 21, 2024. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - June 27, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of December 18, 2023. To request a supplemental information report, due April 1, 2025, providing (1) an update on the status of the investigation related to the action of December 18, 2023 (Standard II and Standard IV) and (2) copies of report(s) that follow from any of these investigations (Standard II and Standard IV) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - June 21, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request additional information included within the supplemental information report, due July 1, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard VI: Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - May 31, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due July 1, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity, Standard III: Design and Delivery of the Student Experience, and Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - December 18, 2023
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due April 1, 2024, that provides additional information on Standard II: Ethics and Integrity and Standard IV: Support of the Student Experience. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - October 31, 2023
To note the verification visits took place to the main campus at 300 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 on July 17, 2023 and to the branch campus at 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021 on August 28, 2023 and to the additional location at 2 West Loop Road, New York, NY 10044 on August 28, 2023. - March 4, 2021
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note that the institution hosted a virtual site visit in lieu of an on-site visit in accordance with the United States Department of Education (USDE) guidelines published March 17, 2020. To reaffirm accreditation. To note that a verification visit is required by USDE guidelines and will be conducted within a reasonable period of time following the virtual site visit. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029.
- Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method
Approved Credential Levels
The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institutionās accreditation:
- Postsecondary award (1-2 years) Included within the scope
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree- Research/Scholarship Included within the scope
- Main Campus
Cornell University
300 Day Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853 - Branch Campus
Weill Cornell Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences
1300 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021 - Additional Location
Auburn Correctional Facility
135 State Street
Auburn, NY 13024-9000
Opened: 08/16/2020 - Additional Location
Cayuga Correctional Facility
2202 State Route 38A
Moravia, NY 13118-1150
Opened: 08/16/2020 - Additional Location
China Agricultural University
Qinghua East Avenue
Beijing, Haidian District, People's Republic of China
Opened: 09/06/2021 - Additional Location
Cornell Tech
2 West Loop Road
New York, NY 10044 - Additional Location
Elmira Correctional Facility
1879 Davis Street
Elmira, NY 14901
Opened: 08/16/2020 - Additional Location
Five Points Correctional Facility
6600 State Route 96
Romulus, NY 14541
Opened: 08/16/2020 - Additional Location
Houston Methodist Research Institute
6565 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
Opened: 08/23/2021 - Additional Location
People's Bank of China School of Finance at Tsinghua University
Beijing 43 Chengfu Road Haidin District 100083
China
Opened: 05/05/2015 - Additional Location
Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Doha
Qatar - Other Instructional Site
AAP Cornell-in-Rome
Palazzo Santacroce Piazza Benedetto Cairoli 6 Rome, Italia 00186
Rome, Italy - Other Instructional Site
AAP in NYC
26 Broadway, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10004 - Other Instructional Site
CALS CORALS Kamuela
Hawaii Preparatory Academy 65-1692 Kohala Mtn. Rd.
Kamuela, HI 96743 - Other Instructional Site
CALS Shoals Marine Lab
Appledore Island
Kittery Point, ME 03906 - Other Instructional Site
Cornell AgriTech
630 West North St
Geneva, NY 14456 - Other Instructional Site
Cornell ILR in Buffalo
617 Main St Suite 300
Buffalo, NY 14203 - Other Instructional Site
Cornell in NYC
570 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022 - Other Instructional Site
Cornell-in-Washington
2148 O St NW
Washington, DC 20037 - Other Instructional Site
Cornell-Queens Executive MBA
ProlongaciĆ³n Paseo de la Reforma 1230 Col. Cruz Manca
Sante Fe, CP, Mexico - Other Instructional Site
Cornell-Queens Executive MBA
815 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20006 - Other Instructional Site
Cornell-Queens Executive MBA
Regus Skyline Tower, 10900 NE 4th Street, 23rd Floor
Bellevue, WA 98004 - Other Instructional Site
Cornell-Queens Executive MBA
400 Continental Blvd. 6th Floor
El Segundo, CA 90245 - Other Instructional Site
Cornell-Queens Executive MBA
2033 Gateway Place 5th Floor
San Jose, CA 95110 - Other Instructional Site
Cornell-Queens Executive MBA
San Pedro Garza Garcia Torres Martel Torre IV, Piso 3, Prolongacion Los Soles Col.
Valle Oriente, NL, Mexico - Other Instructional Site
Cornell-Queens Executive MBA
Regus, 505 Montgomery Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111 - Other Instructional Site
Cornell-Queens Executive MBA
Regus Colonnade, 15305 Dallas Parkway, 11th Floor
Dallas, TX 75001 - Other Instructional Site
Cornell-Queens Executive MBA
5444 Westheimer Road, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77056 - Other Instructional Site
Peking University Guanghua School of Management
5 Yiheyuan Road (Summer Palace Road)
Haidian District, Beijing,, China
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