Graduate Admissions

Application Requirements

To apply to the Graduate School at Cornell University, students must submit all of the following items by January 15 to be considered for admission and financial support:

Applicants may obtain the application form electronically through the Graduate School web site, which provides detailed information on application requirements and procedures.

Applicants to the field of Applied Economics and Management need not have majored in agricultural economics or economics as undergraduates to be considered for admission to the M.S. program. Deficiencies in preparation, however, will lengthen the graduate program. Incoming Ph.D. students are expected to have good preparation in micro- and macroeconomic theory, math, and quantitative methods at the M.S. level.

Application Deadlines

To receive full consideration for graduate assistantships or fellowships, application must be made by January 15 for the subsequent Fall term.

English Proficiency

Proficiency in English is required of all applicants. Applicants whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL test, only students who have studied for two or more years at a college or university where English is the native language are exempt from the TOEFL. If the TOEFL must be taken, the following minimum TOEFL scores are required for admission: Writing = 20; Listening = 15; Reading = 20; Speaking = 22. Please note: These are the minimum scores for admission. Those applicants considered for assistantship support typically have a speaking score of 27 or higher.

Accepted applicants who meet the English proficiency requirement with the minimum TOEFL scores above and who have a total score below 105 must take the English placement test given at Cornell during registration week. If the placement score indicates that the student needs additional formal training in English, such a course will be required during the first semester

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