Investing in Your Future
We prepare students to tackle the World's most challenging problems
The scope of our offerings allows students to customize their time at Cornell CALS and explore multiple paths for focusing their interests, curiosity and ambition. We inspire pioneering solutions, spark unexpected discoveries and connect our students with real-world opportunities.
EXPLORE
By taking time to explore your interests and try new things, you'll identify how you'll make your mark in the world.
Experience
We facilitate opportunities for you to discover how your academic interests tie to professional or scholarly pursuits that will be meaningful outlets for you to make an impact.
80%
of our students complete one or more internships
3,000+
Industry experts from within our alumni mentorship program
350+
College-approved study abroad and exchange programs
360
Employers conducting on-campus recruiting
40%
of our students have an international experience
Sample Student Internships
Agrimark | Amazon Robotics | American Frozen Food Institute | American Museum of Natural History | AT&T | Burke Neurological Institute | Cayuga Lake Watershed Network | Cleveland Clinic | CNN | Corning | Dairy Farmers of America | Elanco Animal Health | Facebook | Fidelity Investments | IBM Watson | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Louis Vuitton | Microsoft | National Institutes of Health | National Weather Center | New York Water Resources Institute | NOAA Fisheries | NYC Department of Health | PepsiCo | Pfizer | Phibro Animal Health | Prudential Financial | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Tesla | The Walt Disney Company | Unilever | United States Department of Agriculture | Univision | Viacom | Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar | Weill Cornell Medicine
Achieve
You'll leave CALS primed to tackle the challenges you choose to pursue.
66%
of recent graduates are employed
21%
of recent graduates are pursuing graduate or professional school
13%
of recent graduates are seeking employment or graduate admissions, volunteering or traveling
Where Some Of Our Recent CALS Graduates Are Working
AgroFresh | Beyond Meat | Bolthouse Farms | Boston Consulting Group | Bistol-Myers Squibb | Dairy Farmers of America | Dana-Farber Cancer Institue | EY | Facebook | Ginkgo Bioworks | Goldman Sachs | Google | Disney | E. & J. Gallo | Edelman | Environmental Protection Agency | IBM | Jet.com | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Kraft Heinz | McKinsey & Company | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Mondelez International | National Institutes of Health | National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration | Oracle | Oxfam America | PepsiCo | Pixar | Procter & Gamble | Smithsonian Institute | USDA | Viacom | Wayfair | Weill Cornell Medicine | Yelp
What Graduate Schools Are Recent CALS Grads Attending?
Boston University | Columbia University | Cornell University | Duke University | Emory University | Georgetown University | Johns Hopkins University | New York University | Northwestern University | Ohio State University | Princeton University | Stanford University | Tufts University | University of California-Berkeley | University of Chicago | University of Glasgow | University of Michigan | University of Pennsylvania | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Washington University in St. Louis | Weill Cornell Medicine | Yale University
Starting Salary Range for CALS 2019 Graduates
$120,000
$63,000
$62,030
Employment Sectors
Agriculture
7% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $49,697
Architecture, Design & Construction
2% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $59,457
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
4% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $47,846
Communications & Media
4% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $53,880
Consulting & Professional Practice
14% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $67,904
Education
8% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $37,649
Financial Services
21% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $81,459
Government
5% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $38,711
Hospitality
1% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $66,667
Human Healthcare Services
6% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $49,661
Law
1% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $50,500
Manufacturing
6% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $62,455
Non-profit Organizations
5% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $39,661
Other
1% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $36,400
Real Estate
1% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $67,600
Retail
1% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $67,600
Technology
10% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $70,084
Insurance
1% of CALS 2019 graduates entered into this employment sector
Average salary for this sector: $67,500
