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The most popular Cornell University undergraduate major is Computer Science. Labor and Industrial Relations and Biology/Biological Sciences, General are other popular majors.
| Computer Science | 457 |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 282 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 273 |
| Hotel/Motel Administration/Management | 226 |
| Agricultural Economics | 188 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 187 |
| Information Technology | 164 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 155 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 131 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 100 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 95 |
| Communication, General | 84 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 83 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 76 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 75 |
| Operations Research | 74 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 63 |
| Agriculture, General | 61 |
| Psychology, General | 59 |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 57 |
| Sociology | 48 |
| Computer Science | 47 |
| Mathematics, General | 47 |
| Chemical Engineering | 46 |
| Mathematics, General | 46 |
| Physics, General | 44 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 37 |
| Information Technology | 34 |
| Chemistry, General | 33 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 32 |
| History, General | 32 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 32 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 30 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 29 |
| Food Science | 29 |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 28 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 27 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 27 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 26 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 25 |
| Plant Sciences, General | 24 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 22 |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 22 |
| Statistics, General | 22 |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 21 |
| Psychology, General | 21 |
| Biometry/Biometrics | 18 |
| History, General | 18 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 17 |
| Materials Engineering | 17 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 15 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 15 |
| General Studies | 15 |
| Statistics, General | 15 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 15 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 14 |
| Philosophy | 14 |
| Linguistics | 13 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 12 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 12 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 11 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | 11 |
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 10 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 10 |
| Chemistry, General | 10 |
| Health Policy Analysis | 10 |
| International Agriculture | 10 |
| Philosophy | 10 |
| Sociology | 10 |
| Physics, General | 9 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 8 |
| Entomology | 8 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 8 |
| Linguistics | 7 |
| Biometry/Biometrics | 6 |
| Gay/Lesbian Studies | 6 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 6 |
| Operations Research | 6 |
| Science, Technology and Society | 6 |
| Anthropology | 5 |
| Anthropology | 5 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 |
| Comparative Literature | 5 |
| Engineering, General | 5 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 4 |
| Astronomy | 4 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 |
| Communication, General | 4 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 4 |
| Landscape Architecture | 4 |
| Music, General | 4 |
| Music, General | 4 |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 4 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 4 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 3 |
| Entomology | 3 |
| Gay/Lesbian Studies | 3 |
| General Studies | 3 |
| German Studies | 3 |
| German Studies | 3 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 3 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 3 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 3 |
| Agricultural Economics | 2 |
| Archeology | 2 |
| Astronomy | 2 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 2 |
| French Language and Literature | 2 |
| Italian Language and Literature | 2 |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 2 |
| Textile Science | 2 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 1 |
| African-American/Black Studies | 1 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 |
| Comparative Literature | 1 |
| French Language and Literature | 1 |
| International Agriculture | 1 |
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 |
| Landscape Architecture | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1 |
| Plant Sciences, General | 1 |
| Science, Technology and Society | 1 |
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