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In this section

  • Investor Relations
    • CU Debt Rating
    • Green Bonds
  • Internal Debt
    • Internal Borrowing Guidelines
    • Notice of Intent to Borrow for Capital Project
    • Internal Borrowing Rate
  • Private Use Compliance
    • Private Use Policy and Guidelines
    • Private Use Template: Cornell Staff Resource
    • Buildings Funded with Tax-Exempt Debt

CU Debt Rating

A debt rating is an assessment of the credit worthiness of a corporation's debt issues. The ratings assigned by credit rating agencies, such as Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's (S&P), and Fitch, Inc., have letter designations, such as AAA, B, CC. The university is rated only by Moody's and S&P.

Cornell University's Debt Rating

Agency Long-Term Short-Term
Moody’s Investor Services Aa1 P-1
Standard and Poor’s AA A-1

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Email:  treasurer@cornell.edu
Wires/Payments: cashmanagement@cornell.edu
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday

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