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Creative Writing (MFA) at Cornell University

Cornell University, United States

Programme overview

The creative writing program in the department of literatures in English offers an M.F.A. degree only, with concentrations in either poetry or fiction. Each year the department enrolls only eight students, four in each concentration.

Faculty: Cornell Graduate School  |  Department: English Language and Literature  |  Duration: 93 credits minimum  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ithaca, NY, United States

What you will study

Concentrations: Creative writing.

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Application information

USD 29,500 a year (2026-27). Endowed Masters tuition per year, which the source states applies to the M.F.A. in Creative Writing; tuition only. Source

Graduate fields set their own fall and spring admission deadlines; some fields (for example Communication PhD) admit for fall only.

Graduate School applications are submitted online through the Graduate School application; the application fee is $105 (non-refundable, waivers available). Each graduate field sets its own fall and spring deadlines, and many fall between early December and mid-January.

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