Is Cornell better than other Ivy Leagues?

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Akanksha Malhotra | Contributor-Level 10

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A comparison of Cornell with Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University is given as follows:

Particulars	Cornell	Columbia	UPenn	Yale
Location	Ithaca, New York	NY City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	New Haven, Connecticut
QS Rankings 2026	#16	#38	#15	#21
Acceptance rate	8.41%	Around 4%	Around 6%	4.5%
Annual total cost	INR 55-60 L	INR 60-65 L	INR 52 L – INR 58 L	INR 58 L – INR 62 L
Top courses	CS, Business, Engineering	Business, CS, Finance, Journalism	MBA, CS	Law, History, Pol. Science
Notable Alumni	Ratan Tata, Shantanu Narayen	Arvind Krishna, Dr. Raj Chetty	Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Sundar Pichai	Indra Nooyi

A comparison of Cornell with Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University is given as follows:<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><th style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="125">Particulars</th><th style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="125">Cornell</th><th style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="125">Columbia</th><th style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="125">UPenn</th><th style="text-align: center;" valign="top" width="125">Yale</th></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="125">Location</td><td valign="top" width="125">Ithaca, New York</td><td valign="top" width="125">NY City</td><td valign="top" width="125">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</td><td valign="top" width="125">New Haven, Connecticut</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="125">QS Rankings 2026</td><td valign="top" width="125">#16</td><td valign="top" width="125">#38</td><td valign="top" width="125">#15</td><td valign="top" width="125">#21</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="125">Acceptance rate</td><td valign="top" width="125">8.41%</td><td valign="top" width="125">Around 4%</td><td valign="top" width="125">Around 6%</td><td valign="top" width="125">4.5%</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="125">Annual total cost</td><td valign="top" width="125">INR 55-60 L</td><td valign="top" width="125">INR 60-65 L</td><td valign="top" width="125">INR 52 L – INR 58 L</td><td valign="top" width="125">INR 58 L – INR 62 L</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="125">Top courses</td><td valign="top" width="125">CS, Business, Engineering</td><td valign="top" width="125">Business, CS, Finance, Journalism</td><td valign="top" width="125">MBA, CS</td><td valign="top" width="125">Law, History, Pol. Science</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="125">Notable Alumni</td><td valign="top" width="125">Ratan Tata, Shantanu Narayen</td><td valign="top" width="125">Arvind Krishna, Dr. Raj Chetty</td><td valign="top" width="125">Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Sundar Pichai</td><td valign="top" width="125">Indra Nooyi</td></tr></tbody></table>

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