Cornell College Overview

Cornell College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Mount Vernon draws many to the area.

What Is Cornell College Known For?

• The highest award offered at Cornell College is the master's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Cornell College makes roughly $53,460 a year. This is 31% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average Cornell College student graduates in 4.0 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Cornell College?

Contact details for Cornell College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	600 First St. Sw, Mount Vernon, IA 52314-1098
Phone:	319-895-4000
Website:	www.cornellcollege.edu

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How Do I Get Into Cornell College?

You can apply to Cornell College online at: www.cornellcollege.edu/admissions/apply-to-cornell/index.shtml

Admission Requirements for Cornell College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cornell College?

The acceptance rate at Cornell College is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to Cornell College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 690. Math scores were between 570 and 690.

Cornell College received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 31. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

Can I Afford Cornell College?

The overall average net price of Cornell College is $32,924. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Cornell College, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $8,230 a year. That adds up to $32,920 over four years for those students.

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Cornell College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 999 undergraduate students at Cornell College, with 993 being full-time and 6 being part-time.

There are also 3 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 993 full-time undergraduates at Cornell College, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Cornell College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	23
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	737
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	52

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Cornell College. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 20 countries are represented at Cornell College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Japan.

Cornell College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	24	0	24
Health & Physical Education	18	0	18
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	16	0	16
Computer Science	15	0	15
Writing Studies	9	4	13
Fine & Studio Arts	13	0	13
General Biology	11	0	11
Teacher Education Grade Specific	11	0	11
General Engineering	11	0	11
Finance & Financial Management	8	0	8
History	7	0	7
Liberal Arts General Studies	6	0	6
General Psychology	6	0	6
Political Science & Government	6	0	6
Romance Languages	5	0	5
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	5	0	5
Applied Statistics	4	0	4
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	4	0	4
Chemistry	4	0	4
Geological & Earth Sciences	4	0	4
International Relations & National Security	4	0	4
Literature	3	0	3
Classical & Ancient Studies	3	0	3
Natural Resources Conservation	3	0	3
Religious Studies	3	0	3
Child Development & Psychology	3	0	3
Sociology & Anthropology	3	0	3
Business/Managerial Economics	2	0	2
Germanic Languages	2	0	2
Mathematics	2	0	2
Philosophy	2	0	2
Physics	2	0	2
Music	2	0	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	0	1
Engineering Science	1	0	1
Data Science	1	0	1
Anthropology	1	0	1
Sociology	1	0	1
Drama & Theater Arts	1	0	1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	0	0	0
Natural Resource Management	0	0	0
TOTAL	227	4	231

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By ArtisticAbode under License

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