As of Summer 2025, CNF no longer separately licenses or installs MATLAB – licensing is available to Cornell faculty, staff, and students via CU Software Licensing.
Cornell Student licensing for currently registered students at Cornell University, for installation onto student-owned equipment only, is available at no cost.
Academic licensing for faculty and staff must be paid for by Cornell departmental funds:
On CNF systems, users may instead use Octave, which is mostly compatiable with MATLAB.