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Cornell College

Mount Vernon, Iowa

https://www.cornellcollege.edu

#314 National Colleges

61.77% Admission Rate
Not Very Selective

1,017 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: United Methodist
Cornell College is a private college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Originally the Iowa Conference Seminary, the school was founded in 1853 by George Bryant Bowman. Four years later, in 1857, the name was changed to Cornell College, in honor of iron tycoon William Wesley Cornell, a distant relative of Ezra Cornell (founder of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York).

"Cornell College." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_College.
Location

City
Mount Vernon, Iowa

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Locale
Town: Fringe (in urban cluster up to 10 miles from an urbanized area)

Region
Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Bachelor's degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 12.8%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 11.7%
Social Sciences 9.7%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 9.7%
History 7.7%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 7.1%
English Language And Literature/Letters 6.1%
Visual And Performing Arts 5.1%
Psychology 5.1%
Natural Resources And Conservation 4.6%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 3.6%
Education 3.6%
Physical Sciences 3.1%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 3.1%
Mathematics And Statistics 2.0%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 2.0%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 2.0%
Engineering 0.5%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.5%

Cost

Tuition
$43,976.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
61.87%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$26,901.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1241 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 670 615 560
Verbal 675 608 540

ACT Scores

26 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 27 25 22
English 30 26 22