Cornell College

600 First St. SW
Mount Vernon, IA 52314-1098
(319) 895-4000
www.cornellcollege.e
fax:(319) 895-5645
president:Jonathan Brand
2204 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.64 Graduation Rate 0.68
0.62 0.73

STUDENT RATIO

1125

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

36430 | 36430

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

1117

CLASS SIZE

26

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
580

SAT MATH

595

SAT READING

570

SAT WRITING

26

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.62
0.73
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
510
580
650
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
520
595
670
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
510
570
630
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
23
26
29
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$27000

Average Monthly Payment

$300

Median Earnings

$41900

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

58%
URL Applycornellcollege.edu/admissions/application/
Application Fee30
Percent Admitted (Men)0.64
Percent Admitted (Women)0.64
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment8
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.05
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.13
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.65
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.04
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.96
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6445
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7961
Applicants Men995
Applicants Women1209
Admissions Total1413
Admissions Men638
Admissions Women775
ACT English 25th percentile score23
ACT English 75th percentile score30
ACT Math 25th percentile score22
ACT Math 75th percentile score28
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1182
Median ACT English Score27
Median ACT Math Score25
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)73%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)91%
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