
Conventional undergraduate four- and six-year graduation rates are not an appropriate way to judge Weill Cornell's MD program. The institution reported no entering first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates in the 2024-25 enrollment figures, while the MD is a professional degree pursued after college.
For an MD applicant, more relevant completion questions concern the program's expected length, academic progression rules, clinical requirements, support for students who need additional time, and residency-match reporting. A residency match describes placement into the next stage of physician training; it is not the same measure as a graduation rate.
A single graduate salary figure would give a misleading picture of Weill Cornell's outcomes. MD graduates typically proceed to residency, where pay reflects supervised training and specialty or location differences; later physician earnings describe a different career stage altogether.
Applicants comparing financial outcomes should separate residency pay from eventual practice income and consider debt, training length, specialty choice, and geographic cost of living. Research graduates and graduates of other health-professions programs follow different labor markets, so an MD earnings estimate should not be applied to them.
MASTER’S Degree
Health Professions and Related Programs
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
DOCTOR’S Degree
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Data last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.