Student Consumer Information
Graduation Rates by Sex
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Completions by Sex for Spring 2008 as Reported to IPEDS |
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Entering Cohort |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
2004-05 |
115 (47.5%) |
127 (52.5%) |
242 |
Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity
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Completions by Race/Ethnicity for Spring 2008 as Reported to IPEDS |
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|
Race/Ethnicity |
Completions for 2004-05 Cohort |
|
Hispanic/Latino |
5 (2.1%) |
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American Indian / Alaska Native |
0 (0%) |
|
Asian |
2 (< 1%) |
|
Black / African American |
6 (2.5%) |
|
White |
209 (86.4%) |
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Two or More Races |
0 (0%) |
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Unknown |
11 (4.5%) |
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Non-Resident Alien |
9 (3.7%) |
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Total |
242 |
Retention Rates
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First-to-Second Year Retention |
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Entering Cohort |
Entering Number |
Retention Rate |
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2007-08 |
316 |
82% |
Diversity of the Student Body
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2008-09 |
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2007-08 |
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# |
% |
# |
% |
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Sex |
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Full-Time Men |
553 |
50% |
523 |
49% |
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Full-Time Women |
562 |
50% |
544 |
51% |
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Racial / Ethnic Background |
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American Indian/Alaska Native |
8 |
0.7% |
6 |
0.6% |
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Asian / Pacific Islander |
25 |
2.2% |
17 |
1.6% |
|
|
African American |
33 |
3.0% |
32 |
3.0% |
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|
Hispanic |
31 |
2.8% |
30 |
2.8% |
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White |
894 |
80.1% |
895 |
82.6% |
|
|
Other (Multi-Racial) |
50 |
4.5% |
48 |
4.4% |
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Unknown |
31 |
2.8% |
18 |
1.7% |
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International |
43 |
3.9% |
37 |
3.4% |
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Cornell College Graduates - 2008
Each year, Career Services conducts a survey at graduation (paper/pencil) and again six months after graduation (electronic) to determine where our graduates are headed after college. The results of these surveys for our 2008 graduates indicated:
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Survey of 2008 Cornell College Graduates |
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Number of graduates |
242 |
|
Number of responses |
149 |
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Percentage of class responding |
62% |
Job Placement Information - Of the 149 graduates who responded, 101 (68%) indicated they were in the workforce. The work categories they identified, along with the number of graduates in each area, are listed below.
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Workforce Categories |
# |
|
Archaeology |
1 |
|
Business/Management |
10 |
|
Customer Service/Retail |
12 |
|
Education (PreK-12) |
15 |
|
Farming/Agriculture |
1 |
|
Finance/Accounting |
6 |
|
Food and Beverage |
2 |
|
Higher Education |
3 |
|
Human Resources |
1 |
|
Laborer/Trade |
2 |
|
Library |
2 |
|
Other Education Related |
4 |
|
Other Research |
1 |
|
Politics/Law |
1 |
|
Publishing |
1 |
|
Recreation/Sports |
10 |
|
Science/Health Related |
12 |
|
Social Service/Non-Profit |
8 |
|
Technology |
6 |
Graduate / Professional School Placement Information - The remaining 48 graduates indicated they were in graduate or professional school. Their disciplines and respective numbers are listed below.
|
Graduate School Discipline |
# |
|
Art/Art History |
3 |
|
Education/Higher Education |
5 |
|
English |
1 |
|
Health/Medical Related |
7 |
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History/Museum Studies |
3 |
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Law |
3 |
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Math |
1 |
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MBA/Business Related |
3 |
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Medicine |
7 |
|
Religion |
4 |
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Sciences |
4 |
|
Social Sciences |
6 |
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Other |
1 |
