Cornell College Teaching Programs

Cornell College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Mount Vernon is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

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	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?

Cornell College has an acceptance rate of 79%, 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 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

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 2022-2023, 7 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.

Cornell College Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	11	11
Secondary Education	6	6
Music Education	1	1
Chemistry Education	0	0
TOTAL	18	18

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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