University profile

Cornell University

Location: Ithaca, NY

Minimum graduate stipend

$48,912/yr Official

Paid over 12 months · 2026-2027 · 9-month equivalent $36,684. 2025-26 was $47,548. Cornell Tech (NYC campus) is listed separately by Cornell at $60,719 (year not confirmed).

Official: published by the university · Source: Cornell Graduate School: 2026-27 Stipend Rates · Verified 2026-09-27

Cost of living in Ithaca, NY

City-median rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price; university graduate housing lines are the university's own published rates. Each line is labeled with its own source.

Rent, 1-bedroom (university graduate housing, single occupant) $1,355 to $1,490/mo Official Studio $1,355; 1-bedroom $1,415-$1,490. 2026-27, 12-month contract, per unit. Gas, electric, trash and internet included. Source: Cornell Student & Campus Life: Housing Rates · Verified 2026-09-29
Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $1,610/mo Estimated City median 1BR Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (university graduate housing, shared, per person) $620 to $910/mo Official Hasbrouck apartments per person: regular single bedroom $620; large single in a 2-bedroom townhouse $910. 2026-27, 12-month contract. Gas, electric, trash and internet (up to 200 GB) included. Not guaranteed. Source: Cornell Student & Campus Life: Housing Rates · Verified 2026-09-29
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $1,195/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Utilities (nearest-metro stand-in) $234/mo Estimated Nearest-metro proxy (Syracuse). No Numbeo figure for this town; Syracuse stand-in. Excludes internet. Source: Numbeo (Americas table, Sept 27 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Public transit $45/mo Official TCAT retail monthly pass Source: TCAT fare and pass options · Verified 2026-09-27
Public transit Free with student ID Official TCAT OmniRide free for doctoral students and graduate assistants. Other students can buy OmniRide for $200/yr. Source: Cornell FCS: bus services and passes · Verified 2026-09-27
Parking $0 to $753/yr Official Free A/E permit for assistantship-funded graduate students living off campus; residence-area permit $752.98. Graduate students funded by an assistantship can buy the same permits as faculty and staff, including a no-fee A or E permit (not available to residents). Students living in university housing pay $752.98 per year for a residence-area permit. Commuter permit prices are shown only at purchase. The page does not state the academic year. Source: Cornell Transportation and Mail Services: Parking for Students · Verified 2026-09-28
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Master's tuition

Published tuition (before any aid). PhD students usually have tuition waived; their offer letter confirms. This is not part of the stipend-versus-cost-of-living comparison.

Master's tuition at Cornell University Not yet available

PhD program profiles at Cornell University

Physics PhD · Physics