Yes, Harvard is better than Cornell. Harvard has a higher submitted ACT score of 103 against Cornell’s 101, and Harvard has a higher student population at 31,566 to Cornell’s 23,600. Harvard also has higher submitted SAT scores of 1,515 to Cornell’s 1,480 and more full-time faculties of 2,155 to Cornell’s 1,821 full-time faculties. However, Cornell tuition is more expensive ($57,222) than Harvard’s ($51,925).