General Physics is a concentration offered under the physics major at Cornell University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in general physics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $58,586 | $58,586 |
Fees | $696 | $696 |
Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,756 | $15,756 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,964 | $2,964 |
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Cornell does not offer an online option for its general physics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
Women made up around 21.2% of the general physics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 24.5%.
Around 26.9% of general physics bachelor’s degree recipients at Cornell in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 27%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 31 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.