Academics
The department offers one undergraduate major, Applied Economics and Management, which is an AACSB accredited undergraduate business program, one of only two in the Ivy League. In fact, U.S. News & World Report ranked Dyson's business program #10 in its 2011 rankings of top undergraduate business programs. In addition, BusinessWeek's 2012 "Best Undergraduate Business Schools" rankings placed Cornell as the third best program in the country (moving up two places from the 2011 ranking). Historically, the program has undergone a series of developments regarding the focus of its studies. Originally conceived as an agriculturally-centered program, it has developed over the years to focus on both resource economics and applied economics.
Undergraduate students may choose one of ten specializations: Accounting, Agribusiness Management, Applied Economics, Entrepreneurship, Environmental and Resource Economics, Finance, Food Industry Management, International Trade and Development, Marketing, and Strategy. Graduate students may choose from two subject areas: Agricultural Economics and Resource Economics.
| School rankings (overall) | |
|---|---|
| U.S. undergraduate business | |
| Bloomberg BusinessWeek | 3 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 9 |
In the Fall of 2012, the school had 91 incoming freshmen, 48 transfers from outside Cornell, and 39 intra-Cornell transfers. The admittance rate for freshmen, being one of the most selective at Cornell University, was 9%.
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