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 3% student loan default rate at Cornell College is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at Cornell College is the master's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Cornell College with a bachelor's degree make about $51,898 a year. That's 27% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Considered but not required
High School Transcript	Considered but not required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cornell College?

Cornell College has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% 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 610 and 710. Math scores were between 545 and 695.

Cornell College received ACT scores from 58% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 30. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 24 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 59% of students took out student loans averaging $7,914 a year. That adds up to $31,656 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cornell College is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Cornell College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,046 undergraduate students at Cornell College, with 1,038 being full-time and 8 being part-time.

There are also 9 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,038 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	35
Black or African American	75
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	763
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

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.

Online Learning at Cornell College

In 2020-2021, 107 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cornell College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 37th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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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