This page lists the fields of study available at the Cornell University Graduate School and their application deadlines. Each link below will connect you to a field narrative that provides information on faculty members and their research, degrees offered, specific application requirements, and contact information. Links to specific field Web sites are also provided.

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A
Aerospace Engineering -- M.S./Ph.D. and Ph.D: Fall, Jan. 1; no spring admissions. M.Eng: Fall, March 1; Spring, Nov. 1
African and African-American Studies -- Fall, Jan. 30
American Indian Studies (minor field)
American Studies (minor field)
Animal Breeding -- Rolling admissions from Aug. 15 to June 30
Animal Science -- Fall, Jan. 15; spring, Nov. 1
Anthropology -- Fall, Jan. 1; no spring admission
Applied Economics and Management -- Fall, Jan. 15
Applied Mathematics -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
Applied Physics -- Jan. 15
Archaeology -- Fall, Jan. 15
Architecture -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
Art -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
Asian Religions -- Fall, Jan. 15
Asian Studies -- Fall, March 15
Astronomy and Space Sciences -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
Atmospheric Science -- Fall, Feb. 1; spring, Aug. 1; without aid: open

B
Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology -- Fall, Dec. 15; no spring admission
Biological and Environmental Engineering -- Fall, Jan. 15 (without aid: open); spring, Oct. 1
Biomedical Engineering -- Fall, Jan. 15 (without aid: May 1)
Biometry -- Jan. 15; no spring admission
Biophysics -- Fall, Dec. 15; no spring admission

C
Chemical Engineering -- Fall, Ph.D.: Jan. 15 (with financial aid) or March 1 (with no financial aid); no Spring admission; M.Eng.: No specific deadline; check with field.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology -- Fall, Jan. 10; no spring admission
City and Regional Planning -- Fall, Jan. 10; no spring admission
Civil and Environmental Engineering -- Fall, Jan. 15 (without aid: April 1). Spring, Oct. 15
Classics -- Fall, Jan. 5; no spring admission
Cognitive Science (minor field)
Communication -- Fall, Jan. 1; no spring admission
Comparative Biomedical Sciences -- Dec. 1
Comparative Literature -- Fall, Jan. 10; no spring admission
Computational Biology -- Jan. 1
Computational Science and Engineering (minor field)
Computer Science -- Ph.D. Fall: Dec. 15; Spring: No admission. M.Eng. Fall: Feb. 1; Spring: Oct. 1
Conservation and Sustainable Development (minor field)

D
Design and Environmental Analysis -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
Development Sociology -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission

E
East Asian Literature -- Fall, Jan. 10
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology -- Fall, Dec. 1; no spring admission
Economics -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
Education -- Fall, Jan. 15; spring, check with field
Electrical and Computer Engineering -- Fall, Ph.D.: Jan. 1, M.Eng.: Jan. 15 ; no Spring admission
English Language and Literature -- Dec. 15 (Fall term admission only)
Entomology -- Fall, Dec. 21; no spring admission
Environmental Quality (minor field)
Environmental Toxicology -- Fall, Jan. 1; spring, check with field
Epidemiology (minor field)

F
Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (minor field)
Film and Video Studies (minor field)
Food Science and Technology -- Fall, Jan. 1; Spring, September 1

G
Genetics and Development -- Fall, Dec. 15; no Spring admission
Genomics (minor field)
Geological Sciences -- Fall, Jan. 15 (if financial aid is not needed, there is no specific deadline); Spring, check with field
Germanic Studies -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
Government -- Fall, Dec. 15; no spring admission

H
History -- Fall, Jan. 1; no spring admission
History of Art, Archaeology, and Visual Studies -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
Horticulture -- Fall, Jan. 5; spring, Aug. 15
Hotel Administration -- M.M.H.: Rolling decisions (application available from Aug. 15 to June 30); see www.mmh.cornell.edu for details
M.S./Ph.D.: Feb. 1; August enrollment only
Human Development -- Fall, Jan. 1; no spring admission

I
Immunology -- Dec. 1
Industrial and Labor Relations -- Fall, Jan. 1; Spring, Oct. 15.; M.P.S. ILR NYC: June 15
Information Science -- Fall admission - Jan. 1; no spring admission
International Agriculture and Rural Development -- Fall: June 30. Spring: Nov. 30
International Development -- Fall: June 30. Spring: Nov. 30

L
Landscape Architecture -- Fall, Feb. 15 (open, if space available)
Latin American Studies (minor field)
Latino Studies (minor field)
Law -- Fall, May 1; spring, check with field
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies (minor field)
Linguistics -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission

M
Management -- Dec. 15 for application and supporting documents
Materials Science and Engineering -- Fall, Jan. 2 (without aid: April 1)
Mathematics -- Fall, Jan. 4; no spring admission
Mechanical Engineering -- M.S./Ph.D. and Ph.D: Fall, Jan. 1; no spring admissions. M.Eng: Fall, March 1; Spring, Nov. 1
Medieval Studies -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
Microbiology -- Fall, Dec. 1; no spring admission; applications received after the deadline may be reviewed for admission, but cannot be considered for financial assistantships.
Molecular and Integrative Physiology -- Dec. 1
Music -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission

N
Natural Resources -- Fall, open; spring, Oct. 30
Near Eastern Studies -- Fall, Feb. 1; spring, check with field
Neurobiology and Behavior -- Fall, Dec. 1; no spring admission
Nutrition -- Fall, Jan. 10; Spring, Oct. 1

O
Operations Research and Information Engineering -- Fall, Ph.D.: Jan. 15, M.Eng.: Jan. 15; Spring, Ph.D.: no admission, M.Eng.: check with field

P
Peace Studies and Peace Science (minor field)
Pharmacology -- Dec. 1
Philosophy -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
Physics -- Fall, Dec. 15; no spring admission
Plant Biology -- Fall: Dec. 13; no spring admission
Plant Breeding -- Fall, Jan. 5; spring, check with field
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology -- Fall, Jan. 1; spring admission is discouraged, check with field
Plant Protection -- Fall, April 1
Policy Analysis and Management -- Fall, Ph.D.: Jan. 15, M.H.A.: April 15; no spring admission
Psychology -- Fall, Dec. 15
Public Affairs -- Rolling admissions from Aug. 15 to June 30

R
Real Estate -- Fall: Jan. 15 priority deadline for financial aid; March 1, regular deadline; June 1, special/transfer deadline; no spring admission
Regional Science -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
Risk Analysis, Communication and Policy (minor field)
Romance Studies -- Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission

S
Science and Technology Studies -- Fall, Jan. 10; no spring admission
Sociology -- Fall, Jan. 15
Soil and Crop Sciences -- Fall, Jan. 5 (without aid: open)
Statistics -- M.S. and Ph.D.: Fall, Jan. 15; no spring admission
M.P.S.: Fall, no deadline; no spring admission
Systems Engineering -- Fall, Feb. 1 for financial aid consideration; without aid: April 1 for international students, June 1 for others.

T
Textiles -- Fall, Jan. 15; spring, Oct. 1
Theatre Arts -- Fall, Jan. 15
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics -- Fall, Jan. 15 (for M.S./Ph.D.); April 1 (for M.Eng.)

U
Urban Studies (minor field)

W
Water Resources (minor field)

Z
Zoology and Wildlife Conservation -- Fall, Dec. 1