Cornell is ranked 12th on average over the past 30 years by U.S. News & World Report National Universities ranking.
In 2020 Cornell University ranked 7th in the US according to QS World University Rankings and 9th according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
In 2015, Cornell ranked 8th domestically and 10th internationally in the CWUR rankings.
Cornell ranked 14th in the 2018 edition of the QS World University Rankings and 19th in the 2017 edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
The university ranked 10th in the 2013 Business Insider Best Colleges in America ranking, 13th globally in an academic ranking of world universities by Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2015, and tied 6th in the United States by the U.S. News Academic Reputation peer assessment score in 2020.
Cornell was ranked 27th nationally in The Washington Monthly's 2016 ranking of universities' contributions to research, community service, and social mobility.
In 2017, the university was ranked 7th in The Princeton Review's "Top 50 Green Colleges".

In its annual edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools", the journal Design Intelligence has consistently ranked Cornell's Bachelor of Architecture program as number one in the nation (2000–2002, 2005–2007, 2009–2013 and 2015-2016).
In the 2011 survey, the program ranked first and the Master of Architecture program ranked 6th.
In 2017, Design Intelligence ranked Cornell's Master of Landscape Architecture program 4th in the nation with the Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture program ranking 5th among its undergraduate counterparts.
 Among business schools in the United States, the Johnson School of Management at Cornell was named the 9th best business school by Forbes in 2019, 8th by The Washington Post for salary potential, 13th overall by Poets and Quants in 2020 but 4th for investment banking and 6th for salary worldwide in 2015, 11th nationally by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2019, and 11th nationally and 14th worldwide by The Economist in 2019.
In 2013, the Johnson school was ranked 2nd for sustainability by Bloomberg Businessweek.


Cornell's international relations offerings are also ranked in Foreign Policy magazine's Inside the Ivory Tower survey, which lists the world's top twenty of such programs at the undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. levels.
In 2012, the survey ranked Cornell 11th overall for doctoral programs and 12th overall in the undergraduate category.
In 2015, Cornell University was ranked 3rd in New York State by average professor salaries.
Cornell is ranked 12th on average over the past 30 years by U.S. News & World Report National Universities ranking. In 2020 Cornell University ranked 7th in the US according to QS World University Rankings and 9th according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings. In 2015, Cornell ranked 8th domestically and 10th internationally in the CWUR rankings. Cornell ranked 14th in the 2018 edition of the QS World University Rankings and 19th in the 2017 edition of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The university ranked 10th in the 2013 Business Insider Best Colleges in America ranking, 13th globally in an academic ranking of world universities by Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2015, and tied 6th in the United States by the U.S. News Academic Reputation peer assessment score in 2020. Cornell was ranked 27th nationally in The Washington Monthly's 2016 ranking of universities' contributions to research, community service, and social mobility. In 2017, the university was ranked 7th in The Princeton Review's "Top 50 Green Colleges".
In its annual edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools", the journal Design Intelligence has consistently ranked Cornell's Bachelor of Architecture program as number one in the nation (2000–2002, 2005–2007, 2009–2013 and 2015-2016). In the 2011 survey, the program ranked first and the Master of Architecture program ranked 6th. In 2017, Design Intelligence ranked Cornell's Master of Landscape Architecture program 4th in the nation with the Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture program ranking 5th among its undergraduate counterparts.  Among business schools in the United States, the Johnson School of Management at Cornell was named the 9th best business school by Forbes in 2019, 8th by The Washington Post for salary potential, 13th overall by Poets and Quants in 2020 but 4th for investment banking and 6th for salary worldwide in 2015, 11th nationally by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2019, and 11th nationally and 14th worldwide by The Economist in 2019. In 2013, the Johnson school was ranked 2nd for sustainability by Bloomberg Businessweek.

Cornell's international relations offerings are also ranked in Foreign Policy magazine's Inside the Ivory Tower survey, which lists the world's top twenty of such programs at the undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. levels. In 2012, the survey ranked Cornell 11th overall for doctoral programs and 12th overall in the undergraduate category. In 2015, Cornell University was ranked 3rd in New York State by average professor salaries.
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