Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Gay/Lesbian Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s gay/lesbian studies students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Gay/Lesbian Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $37,042 for Middle Atlantic Region Gay/Lesbian Studies students per year to attend Cornell University.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.