Cornell College

Mount Vernon, IA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,045
Graduate Enrollment: 9
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Highest degree awarded: Bachelor's
Religious Affiliation: United Methodist

Campus Details

Town: Fringe (in urban cluster up to 10 miles from an urbanized area)
Four-year, very small, highly residential // full-time, selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 81.1%

Male/Female: 53% / 47% (2017)

First generation college students: 19.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled:
Percentage of students who are veterans:

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,283
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1155 - 1405

2022 Median Admit ACT: 27
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 24 - 30

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 77.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 65.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 53.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 44.9% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 73.5%
Black: 7.2%
Hispanic: 8.2%
Asian: 3.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.0%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.4%
2+ races: 1.6%
Non-resident alien: 3.0%
Unknown race: 1.8%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $60,359
In-State tuition: $47,726
Out-of-State tuition: $47,726

Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $10,556 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,253 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,556 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,253 (2022)

Average Family Income: $99,253 (2017)
Median Family Income: $80,000 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 23.7%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 57.7%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $27,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $286 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $17,340
$30k-48k $16,660
$48k-75k $17,834
$75k-110k $23,497
$110k+ $26,392

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 63%
6-year graduation rate: 64%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.1% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $27,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,250 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $23,125 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $21,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 74.0% (2015)
@3 year 77.0% (2017)
@5 year 85.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 64.6% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 64.5% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $30,732 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $40,736 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 10
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 15
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 19 $27,000 $286 $36,810 ($3,068) $42,577 ($3,548)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 3
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 8
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 14 $27,000 $282
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 4
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 12
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 18 $27,000 $286 $35,809 ($2,984)
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 5
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 10
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 24 $27,000 $286 $31,759 ($2,647)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 7
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 2
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 4
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 9 $27,000 $286 $44,063 ($3,672)
Bachelor's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 1
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 10
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 10
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 2
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 10
Bachelor's Degree Music. 3
Bachelor's Degree Business/Managerial Economics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 9
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 2
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 9
Bachelor's Degree History. 16


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $70,029
Full time faculty: 100%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 12.0

School's endowment start of year: $81,135,185 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $93,803,619 (2022)