Cornell University
Ithaca, NY Bursar's Office
- UEI
- EQA8NBEN9WD5
- CAGE
- 1QBQ0
- Primary NAICS
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Corporate family
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 260 Day Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
- Website
- cornell.edu
- Founded
- 1865
- Employees
- 5K-10K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- Education
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $2,557,561 |
| FY2025 | $1,694,619 |
| FY2024 | $1,739,936 |
| FY2023 | $925,169 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Navy | $2,525,293 | |
| 2 | Department of the Treasury | $97,985 | |
| 3 | Department of Justice | $86,753 |
Contract vehicles
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDR Environmental, Operations And Construction, Inc. | N6274221F0194 | $675,029 |
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University | 80NSSC25K7859 | $39,000 | |
| Oregon State University | 80NSSC25K7859 | $35,000 | |
| The Geneva Foundation | HU00012320091 | $499,275 | |
| University Of Washington | FA95501910390 | $500,000 | |
| The Geneva Foundation | HU00012320091 | $498,787 |
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About the company
Cornell University, a private nonprofit research institution and 1862 Land Grant College headquartered in Ithaca, New York, operates as a prime contractor to 78 distinct federal agencies, delivering educational services, NROTC tuition reimbursement, curriculum development, training programs, and scientific research across defense, civilian, and research portfolios without set-aside restrictions. The Bursar's Office Division manages federal contracting and financial operations for the institution, which competes in full-and-open competition and does not hold SBA certifications.
Cornell's federal footprint is dominated by defense customer concentration. The Department of the Navy accounts for the plurality of awards across multiple sub-commands—302 Navy awards in the active dataset represent 22% of Cornell's total federal awards by count. Within Navy work, the Naval Education and Training Command and Bureau of Naval Personnel drive the dollars: NETC alone carries $7.7 million in combined potential value across 38 awards, while the Bureau of Naval Personnel and Chief of Naval Personnel together account for $4.9 million across 12 awards. The Department of the Army (253 awards) and Department of the Air Force (162 awards) round out the top defense customers. Together, these three defense departments account for 63% of Cornell's recent prime awards by count. NASA Glenn Research Center ($4.6 million, 9 awards) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ($3.9 million, 16 awards) anchor the space-science customer base. The top five customer organizations by potential value (NETC, Glenn, Goddard, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Chief of Naval Personnel) represent 38% of Cornell's combined potential-value share across all awards.
Cornell's capability portfolio reflects a bifurcated mission: fee-for-service educational delivery to military personnel and curriculum-driven contract research. On the education side, Cornell bills NROTC tuition and allowable fees to the Bureau of Naval Personnel for midshipmen enrolled at Ithaca—representative awards include a $1.3 million Fall 2025 semester reimbursement (December 2025), a $1.19 million Spring 2026 award (March 2026), and a $820.6 thousand Spring 2025 award (March 2025). Cornell also delivers professional development and leadership training under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule: a $671.5 thousand Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility training delivery to the Department of Labor (August 2022), a $457.5 thousand curriculum development contract for FEMA's Leadership Development Academy (September 2023, through September 2026), and a $249.3 thousand IMAT Academy curriculum engagement with FEMA (July 2023). The Air Force's Air Combat Command has placed training orders for Women in Leadership certification ($142.8 thousand delivery order, September 2024, under a $5 million Basic Ordering Agreement running through January 2030) and the Navy's Naval Education and Training Command ordered online courses and certificate programs ($60.5 thousand, September 2024).
Cornell holds positions on five primary federal contract vehicles. The Multiple Award Schedule (GSA MAS) is the most active by task-order count: 18 task orders generating $2.9 million in combined potential value span training, curriculum development, and educational service delivery across Defense and civilian agencies. Five Air Force, Army, and Navy indefinite-delivery contracts dominate Cornell's pipeline—F0160078D0075 (26 task orders), N0024409G0002 (18 task orders, $930 thousand), 06000051202 (16 task orders, $230 thousand), and N0014006G0009 (15 task orders, $5.8 million). Cornell also holds a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (ceiling $7.5 million, awarded April 2023, running through April 2028) and a Basic Ordering Agreement with Air Combat Command (ceiling $5 million, awarded August 2024, through January 2030).
Recent activity shows a declining award count but sustained dollar momentum. Cornell received 7 federal awards in 2022, 11 in 2023, and 21 in 2024, then 6 in 2025 and 5 in 2026 (as of early October 2026). The combined potential value across all 1,361 awards in the dataset is $55.7 million, though obligated dollars total $289.2 million (519% of potential value), indicating substantial completion and invoicing against older awards. Only two awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months ($131 thousand combined potential value), presenting minimal recompete exposure in the near term.
Cornell's research portfolio appears captured in NAICS and PSC coding: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (123 awards), All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (26 awards), and Testing Laboratories (13 awards) dominate NAICS; R&D categories (Basic Research, Other Research and Development, Space Science) account for 597 awards combined across PSC codes. Cornell acts as a sub-recipient on federal research grants, including NOAA-funded marine biodiversity monitoring work under Oregon State University prime (two sub-awards, July and March 2026) and nursing leadership research training under the Geneva Foundation prime (two sub-awards, April and July 2024). Cornell holds one prime contract sub-award: marine species monitoring in the Mariana Islands under HDR Environmental's Department of the Navy contract (March 2024).
Cornell's corporate structure includes 22 named subsidiaries spanning the main institution, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and multiple Cooperative Extension associations across New York counties and regions. These subsidiaries are referenced in federal award registrations but do not appear to drive separate contracting operations; the Bursar's Office Division operates as the primary contracting interface for the institution's federal business.
Quick answers
Is Cornell University registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Cornell University's SAM.gov registration is active through December 3, 2026.
Which contract vehicles does Cornell University hold?
Cornell University holds a place on 1 federal contract vehicle: MAS.
How much has Cornell University received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $1,694,619 to Cornell University in fiscal year 2025 and $6,917,286 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Cornell University rank among federal contractors?
Cornell University ranked #33 in PSC U004, #41 in PSC U005 and #92 in NAICS 6113 in FY2025.
What is Cornell University's most recent federal award?
Cornell University's most recent federal contract award is Project management courses to the office of strategy, planning, and performance improvement project management training… (2099AB26F00012), from Department of the Treasury, on September 7, 2026.
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