Ithaca, New York · Private Non-Profit
Agricultural Engineering at Cornell University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.6% reported program-share signal, $28,690 school-wide net price, and $104,043 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 99 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.6% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~99
- Schools with reported signal
- 37
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 8.8%
- Graduation rate
- 95.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $28,690/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $114,760
- Median debt
- $14,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $104,043/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.6%), school-wide average net price ($28,690), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($104,043), and peer averages from 37 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 37 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($11,034 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($38,747 above). Together, those evidence points place Cornell University in the top 46% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.9% reported share · $14,355 net A University of California-Davis Davis, CA · 0.1% reported share · $14,741 net A California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA · 0.3% reported share · $16,665 net A 
University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD · 0.8% reported share · $15,678 net A 
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.9% reported share · $14,600 net A University of Georgia Athens, GA · 0.1% reported share · $13,936 net A 
Washington State University Pullman, WA · 0.2% reported share · $14,971 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Agricultural Engineering accounts for 0.6% of reported programs at Cornell University, which is bigger than 73% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 99 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Cornell University's average net price is $28,690 per year, about $114,760 over four years. That is $11,034 above the $17,656 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $104,043 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $38,747 above the $65,296 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Cornell University #17 of 37 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.