Scholarships
Name that Dean!
Policy 3.1
The Business of Cornell
Campaign Season
100

The amount of the average Cornell scholarship to a first-year student in the class of 2024.

What is $43,700?

100

This dean is a prospect! This person has endowed a scholarship and funded a current-use scholarship.

Who is Mark Nelson of the Johnson School?

100
The time period of a student's high school career when we need to pause specific gift discussions.

What is spring of junior year?

100

Approximate value of Cornell's endowment.

What is $10.6B

100

The campaign goals for each of our 3 campuses, Ithaca, Weill, and Tech.

What is $3B for Ithaca, $1.5B for Weill, and $500M for Tech?

200

Percentage of undergrad students who receive student loans as part of their aid package.

What is 24%?

200

This dean sold a company to Facebook.

Who is Kavita Bala of Bowers CIS?

200

The gift level for international donors/funds that requires all levels of review, including University Gift Acceptance Committee.

What is $100K?

200

Approximate dollar amount of our total operating budget revenue.

What is $5B?

200

The goal for the number of engaged alumni in this campaign, our first-ever engagement goal within a campaign.

What is 200,000 engaged alumni?

300
Families under this annual net income level receive only grant aid from Cornell (no loans).

What is $60,000?

300

Name one of the deans who is leading a college or school where they also earned their own degree.

Who is:

Kate Walsh of the Hotel School (MPS)

Alex Colvin of the ILR School (PhD)

Lorin Warnick of the Vet College (PhD)

Meejin Yoon of AAP (B Arch)


300

The person who needs to approve and sign gift agreements for all solicitations of $1M.

Who is Fred Van Sickle, vice president of Alumni Affairs and Development?

300

The largest category of expenditures in our operating budget.

What is compensation and benefits, totaling $3B+ and representing 2/3 of our operating expenses. 

300

The only college to have already surpassed its campaign goal.

What is AAP, with nearly $55M raised against a $45M goal?

400

Total amount of dollars budgeted for undergrad financial aid in FY22.

What is $322M?

400

The dean whose position was most recently named with a $15M gift.

Who is Andrew Karolyi of the SC Johnson College of Business?
400

The gift level at which university general counsel needs to review gift agreements.

What is $1M?

400

Approximate value of our land, buildings, and equipment.

What is $6.8B?

400
Name one of the Ithaca-based colleges with the largest campaign goal.

What is Engineering or SC Johnson, both with goals of $500M?

500

The name of the college that has raised the most new gifts and commitments for undergraduate scholarship in our campaign.

What is the SC Johnson College of Business, with $73M raised for undergrad scholarship?

500

This dean's favorite animal is a cow.

Who is Greg Morrisett of Cornell Tech?

500

The minimum gift level that must be reviewed by the president and chair of board of trustees.

What is $25M?

500

Cornell's net worth as of FY21.

What is $13.45B?

500

The planned end date for the campaign.

What is June 30, 2026?

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