Poets&Quants Top Business Schools Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management John A. Byrne July 24, 2023 #7 Contact Georgina Hannah with any questions. Profile updated: January 8, 2026. Contact Information Location: Cornell University Samuel Curtis Johnson School of Management114 Sage HallIthaca, NY 14853 Admissions Office: 607-255-4526 (US/Canada) 800-847-2082 (US/Canada) Email Visit School Website School Data Annual Tuition: $83,106 Annual Tuition Non-Resident: $83,106 Acceptance Rate: 28% Full-Time Enrollment: 565 Average GPA: 3.4 Median GMAT: 710 International: 35% Minority: 22% Average Age: 28 Female: 41% Male: 59% Application Deadlines: Round 1 - September 18, 2024 | Early Application - October 15, 2024 | Traditional Application - January 5, 2025 | Round 2 - January 9, 2025 | Final Deadline - April 10, 2025 Since 1946, Cornell Johnson’s pastoral upstate New York location has been a main attraction for MBAs who want peace and quiet to think hard about their future. How many B-Schools can say they offer the experience of crossing a bridge over a waterfall on the way to class? At Cornell, students literally and figuratively cross bridges alongside their close-knit and supportive community. “We aim to produce team-players with strong leadership skills,” former Associate Dean Vishal Gaur says. “Over the years we have developed the Four Cs framework for leadership: character, compassion, courage, and competence.” There are three guiding principles at Johnson that students can expect to encounter throughout the entirety of their MBA experience – one being the value of a solid education in all key business functions, including marketing, finance, human resources, and production. The second is the importance of strong analytical and decision-making skills. The last focuses on offering the greatest flexibility in tailoring individual curriculum. Rankings Data For Cornell Johnson Ranking Poets&Quants 2025-2026 7 2024-2025 9 2023-2024 7 2022-2023 13 2021-2022 15 Cornell Graduate MBA Salary Career Statistics 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Average Base Salary $161,967 $ 162,808 $ 155,048 $ 139,121 $ 138,767 Average Signing Bonus $ 38,438 $ 38,826 $ 38,310 $ 37,684 $ 36,391 Cornell Graduate MBA Employment Offers Jobs Offered 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 % With Offer By 3 Months Post-Graduation 81% 94% 97% 97% 93% % Accepting Offer By 3 Months Post-Graduation 79% 93% 96% 95% 90% Career Choices of Cornell MBAs Year 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Consulting 31% 42% 30% 27% 30% Consumer Products 4% 4% 5% 6% 10% Energy and Utilities 3% 2% 1% 1% Entertainment/Media 1% Financial Services 42% 35% 39% 36% 34% Healthcare 3% 3% 4% Legal Services 1% 1% Manufacturing 3% 2% 3% 5% 1% Nonprofit/Other 4% 1% Real Estate 1% 1% Retail 1% Technology 11% 11% 15% 17% 16% Other 1% 7% 3% Where Cornell MBAs Went To Work 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Amazon Altman Solon Amazon Altman Solon Amazon Bain & Company Amazon Bain & Company Amazon Bain & Company Bank of America Bain & Company Bank of America American Express Bank of America BCG Bank of America BCG Bain & Company BCG Citi BCG Citi Bank of America Citi Deloitte Citi Corning Citi Credit Suisse EY Deloitte Credit Suisse Corning Deloitte Jefferies EY EY Deloitte EY JP Morgan Jefferies Goldman Sachs Deutsche Bank Evercore McKinsey & Company JP Morgan Guggenheim EY Google Moelis & Company McKinsey & Company Jefferies Evercore Johnson & Johnson Nomura/Greentech Morgan Stanley JP Morgan JP Morgan JP Morgan PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Strategy& McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company RBC Capital Markets UBS Microsoft PwC PwC Strategy& Wells Fargo PwC Tata Consultancy Services SC Johnson