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Information Summary
Ranks 2458th for total enrollment
| Surrounding community | Fringe town (less than 10 mi. from an urban cluster) |
|---|---|
| Highest offering | Bachelor's degree |
| Full-time Enrollment | 1,166 |
| Total Enrollment | 1,179 |
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition | |
| Application Fee Required | |
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $30 |
| Graduate Application Fee | N/A |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Mount Vernon, IA
| Total Population | 5,147 (3,189 urban / 1,958 rural) |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,609 (2.64 people per house) |
| Families | 1,194 (3.07 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 47 |
| Pop. — Asian | 44 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 4 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 20 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 5,057 |
| Pop. — Other | 23 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences
| Undergraduate | Arts & sciences focus, no graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | N/A |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Exclusively undergraduate four-year |
| Size & Setting | Small four-year, highly residential |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Cornell College?
Ranks 380th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $24,620 | $24,620 | $24,620 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $180 | $180 | $180 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $769 | $769 | $769 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus | $33,740 | $33,740 | $33,740 |
| Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $25,520 | $25,520 | $25,520 |
| Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $25,520 | $25,520 | $25,520 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $22,490 |
$22,490 |
$22,490 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $600 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $6,240 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $1,405 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Applicants | 1,718 (876 male / 842 female) |
|---|---|
| Admitted | 1,073 (474 male / 599 female) |
| Admission rate | 62% |
| First-time Enrollment | 248 (117 male / 131 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 248 (117 male / 131 female) |
| PT Enrollment | N/A (N/A male / N/A female) |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Cornell College use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA / NAIA Football Conference | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf |
| NCAA / NAIA Basketball Conference | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf |
| NCAA / NAIA Baseball Conference | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf |
| NCAA / NAIA Track & Field Conference | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Cornell College accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
ACT Test Admission
Rank 93rd for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 86% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 24 / 30 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 22 / 28 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 23 / 30 |
SAT Test Admission
Rank 156th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 35% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 560 / 670 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 540 / 670 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 1100 / 1340 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 1,063 |
| Meals per Week | 21 |
| Room Fee | $3,100 |
| Board Fee | $3,560 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $3,485 | 76 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $3,630 | 65 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $15,050 | 263 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,614 | 206 | |
| Any financial aid type | 268 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Cornell College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 21 | 12 | 33 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 15 | 27 | 42 |
Hispanic | 18 | 21 | 39 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 3 | 8 | 11 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 2 | 3 | 5 |
White Non-Hispanic | 451 | 554 | 1,005 |
Race Unknown | 18 | 26 | 44 |
| Total | 528 | 651 | 1,179 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students complete Cornell College?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $55,579 ($61,041 male / $49,752 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 93 (48 male / 45 female) |
| Total Benefits | $1,249,575 |
Cornell College Summary
Cornell College is a 1,200-student Liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Two years later, in 1855, the name was changed to Cornell College, in honor of iron tycoon William Wesley Cornell, who was a distant relative of Ezra Cornell (founder of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York). Cornell College is listed as one of the Princeton Review’s Best 357 Colleges and in Loren Pope’s Colleges That Change Lives. Cornell College fields 19 intercollegiate athletic teams, all of which compete in NCAA Division III sports. Cornell wrestlers have won eight individual national titles, and in 1947, the wrestling team won the NCAA Division I and AAU national championships. Despite Cornell’s small size and location in a small town, many nationally and internationally prominent speakers and performers have visited Cornell, including the following:
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Cornell College Academics
Cornell College is unique in its study options. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Further, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling and Women’s Services can help. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Double Major, ESL, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Semester At Sea, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Urban Semester, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Cornell College.
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science
- Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
- Health/Physical Fitness
- History:
- History – General
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology, Chem/Phys/Molecular Biology
- Social Sciences:
- Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Geology, Physics
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General, Music – General Performance
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies
- Education:
- Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Education – General, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, French Teacher Education, German Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Junior High Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Physics Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Social Studies Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- Classics, Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, German, Latin, Russian, Spanish
- Popular majors:
- twenty-one percent social sciences, eleven percent education, nine percent psychology, seven percent biology, seven percent history, seven percent interdisciplinary studies, seven percent visual and performing arts, five percent philosophy and religious studies
- English Language and Literature:
- English, English Language & Literature – General
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of May. Other additional expenses amounted to $190 Costs per credit hour $769 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $769 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall. Further, for international students, the application fee is 30. Though, for non-international students, tutition fees are $24,800 Room & Board (on-campus) $6,660 Additional estimated expenses $190 Costs per credit hour $769 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid.
Cornell College Admissions
This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty dollars regular application fee, thirty dollars out-of-state application fee, thirty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. For instance, there were one hundred and thirty-six total number of transfer students who applied and seventy-six total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 66% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 79%. Remember that this can change at any time.
Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of December. the SAT subject section score is due the 1st of March. The regular application is due the 1st of March. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of December. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of May. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of March and It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, and make sure they are in by the 1st of March.
Cornell College Athletics
The Rams are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
- Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Track_and_field
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_indoor
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_outdoor
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Club Volleyball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Wrestling
Cornell College Financial Aid
Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Leadership, Music/Drama, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Minority Status and State/District Residency. Financial aid distribution is at seventy-eight percent scholarships per grants and twenty-two percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA, Institution’s own financial aid form and Noncustodial PROFILE.
Cornell College Students
Cornell College offers Bachelor’s degrees. The school’s size is approximately one thousand, one hundred and seventy-one degree-seeking undergrads and three hundred and nineteen first-time degree-seeking freshmen. Moreover, the student body consists of twenty-seven percent in-state students, seventy-three percent out-of-state students, fifty percent women, fifty percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, six percent black per non-hispanic, four percent hispanic, eighty-three percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, three percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-four percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty-six percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-eight percent in top half of graduating class, forty percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty-two percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, ten percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, nine percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and three percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Additionally, it is part of an Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, United Methodist Church, Coed, where 66 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member.
This school features the Rural setting, Small town (2,500 – 9,999) and Residential campus. In addition, the university has many unique facilites such as geology museum, nearby state park for biology and environmental science research. Incidentally, the school is located 15 miles from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 20 miles from Iowa City, Iowa.
















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