The institutional profile for the college is broken out into a number of categories, listed and accessed below. The profile information provided comes from official college numbers, as collected and reported on the first Thursday of the second term of each academic year. Unless otherwise specified, the data provided reflects the 2022-23 academic year.
General Information
| Cornell College General Information – 2022-23 |
| Type of School |
Private 4-year |
| Calendar System |
One Course At A Time
(Eight terms of 18 days each) |
| Application Deadline Rolling |
March 1 |
| Financial Aid Deadline |
March 1 |
| Total Student Enrollment |
1074 |
| Student-Faculty Ratio |
13:1 |
| Accreditation |
North Central Association |
| Religious Affiliation |
United Methodist Church |
| Athletic Division |
NCAA Division III |
| Percent of Students in Campus Housing |
98% of first-years; 93% overall |
| Percent of Students Under the Age of 25 |
99% |
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First-Year Students
| Admissions – True First-Year Students |
|
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2020-21 |
2019-20 |
2018-19 |
2017-18 |
| Applied |
3,057 |
2,836 |
2,615 |
3,118 |
2,674 |
2,276 |
| Admitted |
2425 |
2,300 |
2,155 |
1,926 |
1,635 |
1,480 |
| Selectivity |
79% |
81% |
83% |
62% |
61% |
65% |
| First Year Cohort |
329 |
366 |
290 |
270 |
296 |
300 |
| Yield Rate |
14% |
16% |
13% |
14% |
18% |
20% |
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Fall Admissions
| Admissions – Other Newly Enrolled Fall Students / Fall Admission Total |
| |
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2020-21 |
2019-20 |
2018-19 |
2017-18 |
| New Transfer Students |
28 |
37 |
25 |
36 |
33 |
35 |
| Exchange Students/Other |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
| Fall Admission Total |
360 |
404 |
318 |
209 |
318 |
339 |
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First-year students
|
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2020-21 |
2019-20 |
2018-19 |
2017-18 |
| New FYS Cohort Total |
329 |
366 |
290 |
270 |
296 |
300 |
| Average ACT Composite Score |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
| Middle 50% ACT Composite Score |
26-30 |
24-30 |
24-29 |
23-29 |
24-29 |
23-29 |
| Percent in Top 10% of High School Class |
14% |
17% |
20% |
17% |
22% |
34% |
| Percent in Top 25% of High School Class |
47% |
40% |
46% |
47% |
46% |
60% |
| First-to-Second Year Attrition |
|
80% |
78% |
74% |
76% |
82% |
| Second-to-Third Year Attrition |
|
|
65% |
65% |
65% |
71% |
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Student Enrollment
| Enrollment |
| |
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2020-21 |
2019-20 |
2018-19 |
2017-18 |
| Fall New Admission Total |
360 |
404 |
318 |
309 |
333 |
339 |
| Total full-time |
1064 |
1045 |
995 |
1017 |
1014 |
998 |
| Total part-time |
10 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
| Total Student Body Enrollment |
1074 |
1055 |
1002 |
1020 |
1028 |
1009 |
| FTE Students (= FT+1/3 PT) |
1057 |
1041 |
993 |
1015 |
1017 |
1000 |
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Diversity
| Diversity of the Student Body |
| |
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2020-21 |
2019-20 |
2018-19 |
2017-18 |
| Sex |
| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Full-time Men |
544 |
51.5% |
540 |
52% |
465 |
48.7% |
532 |
52% |
526 |
52% |
507 |
51% |
| Full-time Women |
465 |
44% |
467 |
48.9% |
461 |
45% |
481 |
47% |
493 |
49% |
49% |
49% |
| Full-time Undeclared |
48 |
4.5% |
31 |
3% |
23 |
2.4% |
21 |
2% |
7 |
.7 |
|
|
| Racial/Ethnic Background |
|
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
10 |
1% |
10 |
<1% |
10 |
1% |
11 |
1% |
18 |
1.76% |
13 |
1% |
| Asian |
38 |
4% |
35 |
3% |
23 |
2.30% |
30 |
2.96% |
36 |
3.52% |
35 |
3% |
| African-American/Black |
72 |
7% |
75 |
7% |
64 |
6.42% |
63 |
6.21% |
64 |
6.26% |
58 |
6% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
95 |
9% |
86 |
8% |
73 |
7.32% |
76 |
7.50% |
77 |
7.53% |
88 |
9% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
4 |
<1% |
4 |
<1% |
2 |
.2% |
4 |
.39% |
1 |
.10% |
0 |
0% |
| International |
25; |
2% |
31 |
3% |
45 |
4.51% |
70 |
6.90% |
72 |
7.05% |
46 |
5% |
| Other - Multi-Racial |
10 |
1% |
17 |
2% |
20 |
2% |
17 |
1.68% |
15 |
1.47% |
18 |
2% |
| Unknown |
13 |
1% |
19 |
2% |
21 |
2.1% |
27 |
2.66% |
42 |
4.11% |
40 |
6% |
| White |
791 |
75% |
768 |
73% |
738 |
74.09% |
719 |
70.91% |
697 |
68.20% |
707 |
70% |
| Geographic Origins: First-Year Cohort |
| From Iowa |
99 |
30% |
110 |
30% |
70 |
24% |
78 |
29% |
60 |
20% |
69 |
23% |
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Class sizes
| Class Size |
| Fall Only |
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2020-21 |
2019-20 |
2018-19 |
2017-18 |
| |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
| Number of classes |
255 |
|
244 |
|
258 |
|
282 |
|
270 |
|
266 |
|
| Average class size |
16 |
|
16.26 |
|
14.71 |
|
13.96 |
|
14 |
|
13.7 |
|
| 2 - 9 |
48 |
19% |
48 |
20% |
56 |
23% |
82 |
27% |
71 |
26% |
73 |
27% |
| 10 - 19 |
123 |
48% |
119 |
49% |
139 |
54% |
133 |
45% |
137 |
51% |
131 |
49% |
| 20 - 29 |
84 |
33% |
76 |
31% |
60 |
23% |
65 |
28% |
62 |
23% |
62 |
23% |
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Retention and Graduation
| Retention and Graduation Rates |
|
Retention Rates |
Graduation Rates |
| Entering Cohort |
1st-to-2nd |
1st-to-3rd |
4-Year |
5-Year |
6-Year |
| 2021-22 n=366 |
80% |
|
|
|
|
| 2020-21 n=290 |
78% |
|
|
|
|
| 2019-20 n=270 |
74% |
65% |
|
|
|
| 2018-19 n=296 |
76% |
65% |
59% |
|
|
| 2017-18 n = 300 |
82% |
76% |
70% |
71% |
|
| 2016-17 n = 287 |
81% |
71% |
59% |
63% |
65% |
| 2015-16 n = 276 |
77.9% |
76% |
62% |
63% |
64% |
| 2014-15 n = 262 |
82% |
74% |
63% |
66% |
67% |
| 2013-14 n = 270 |
83% |
78% |
63% |
68% |
69% |
| 2012-13 n = 302 |
83% |
75% |
66% |
70% |
76% |
| 2011-12 n = 338 |
84% |
70% |
62% |
66% |
70% |
| 2010-11 n = 343 |
79% |
79% |
66% |
68% |
68% |
| 2009-10 n = 341 |
80% |
71% |
66% |
67% |
68% |
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Top Majors of Graduates
| Top Five Majors by Graduating Class |
2022
(n=222) |
2021
(n=224) |
2020
(n=232) |
2019
(n=196) |
2018
(n=220) |
| Biochemistry |
7.14% |
Kinesiology |
9.43% |
Psychology Specialist |
11% |
Kinesiology |
10% |
Biochemistry |
10% |
| Kinesiology |
6.79% |
Biochemistry |
9.02% |
Biochemistry |
10% |
Biochemistry |
9% |
Kinesiology |
8% |
| Engineering |
6.07% |
Computer Science |
7.79% |
Kinesiology |
9% |
History |
8% |
Psychology |
8% |
| Computer Science |
5.71% |
English Creative Writing |
6.15% |
Secondary Education |
5% |
Computer Science |
8% |
Education |
8% |
| Politics |
5% |
Psychology Specialist |
6.15% |
English Creative Writing |
5% |
English Creative Writing |
7% |
Studio Art |
7% |
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Degree Types
| Degree Types: Double Majors, Minors, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Special Studies |
|
Graduating Class of… |
| Percent of class graduating with… |
2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
2017 |
| Double Majors |
26% |
28% |
28% |
37% |
25% |
18% |
| Minors |
30% |
30% |
37% |
29% |
31% |
27% |
| BA |
85% |
91% |
91% |
92% |
88% |
92% |
| BSS |
7% |
6% |
7% |
7% |
10% |
7% |
| BMU |
<1% |
0 |
<1% |
1% |
.9% |
<1% |
| BSE |
8% |
3% |
2% |
.5% |
1.36% |
|
| BFA |
<1% |
|
|
|
|
|
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Cost of Attendance
| Cost of Attendance |
|
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2019-20 |
2018-19 |
2017-18 |
| Tuition |
$48,970 |
$48,514 |
$47,100 |
$45,288 |
$43,550 |
$41,874 |
| Fees |
$644 |
$644 |
$626 |
$626 |
$546 |
$425 |
| Room (Housing) |
$5,162 |
$5,012 |
$4,868 |
$4,680 |
$4,500 |
$4,326 |
| Board (Dining) |
$6,036 |
$5,860 |
$5,688 |
$5,470 |
$5,260 |
$5,058 |
| Total Cost of Attendance |
$61,812 |
$60,030 |
$58,282 |
$56,064 |
$53,856 |
$51,683 |
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Faculty
| Tenure Instructional Faculty |
|
2021-22 |
2020-21 |
2019-20 |
2018-19 |
2017-18 |
| Full Professor |
44 |
42 |
43 |
43 |
49 |
| Associate Professor |
13 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
19 |
| Assistant Professor |
18 |
21 |
20 |
12 |
13 |
| Instructional Faculty |
| Full-time men |
36 |
38 |
33 |
36 |
38 |
| Full-time women |
44 |
43 |
41 |
38 |
40 |
| Full-time gender Undeclared |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Total Full-Time |
82 |
81 |
74 |
74 |
78 |
| Part-time men |
4 |
20 |
20 |
14 |
13 |
| Part-time women |
7 |
14 |
20 |
26 |
21 |
| Part-time gender Undeclared |
7 |
|
|
|
|
| Total FTE Faculty |
90 |
81 |
87 |
87 |
89 |
| Student FTE-to-Faculty FTE Ratio |
12:1 |
12:1 |
12:1 |
12:1 |
11:1 |
Graduate Outcomes
Data collected via the First Destination Survey administered to graduates by the Berry Career Institute. 158 responses were collected for a knowledge rate of 73%.
| First Destination Outcomes |
| Graduating Class |
2022 |
|
Value |
Ratio |
| Total surveyed |
217 |
|
| Total responses |
158 |
|
| Knowledge base (percent reporting) |
73% |
|
Employed and in graduate school of those seeking
(employed includes those volunteering -paid) |
97% |
153/158 |
| Employed of those seeking |
97% |
116/120 |
| Outcome category distribution |
| Employed |
70.89% |
112/158 |
| Pursuing further education |
23.42% |
37/158 |
| Volunteering |
1.9% |
3/158 |
| Military service |
.63% |
1/158 |
| Still seeking |
2.53% |
4/158 |
| Not seeking |
.63% |
1/158 |
| Salary |
| Mean salary (36 reporting) |
$49,084 |
|
| Median salary (36 reporting) |
$47,000 |
|
