School Description

Provided by Cornell College

Our Mission

Cornell is an independent, coeducational, residential liberal arts college, established in 1853, nurtured by the United Methodist Church, and dedicated to fostering intellectual, moral, and personal growth.

The college is committed to sustaining a community devoted to liberal learning and democratic values. To this end, it seeks to provide a caring environment for living and learning, characterized by close relationships, physical and emotional well-being, appreciation of diversity, affirmation of equal opportunity and academic freedom, and respect for the dignity and worth of each individual.

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Our Vision & Progress

Cornell has developed a bold and comprehensive plan to grow the college into the 21st century. Our Master Plan for Facilities includes new and updated buildings across campus, ranging from expansions to West Science Center and The Commons to major renovations of Pfeiffer Hall, King Chapel, and Rood House.

The college has also launched it's largest capital campaign ever, Extraordinary Opportunities: The Campaign for Cornell College. In addition to the facilities improvements outlined in the Master Plan, the campaign includes significant efforts to enhance academics. Several major new programs have already resulted, including:

* The Berry Center for Economics, Business, and Public Policy
* Dimensions: The Center for the Science and Culture of Healthcare
* The Center for Teaching and Learning

The college is also committed to becoming a more sustainable campus. A campus-wide sustainability committee has met since the spring of 2007 to form a direction and specific steps. Their work has generated an initial sustainability policy statement for the college.

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Cornell College

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
''This article is about the liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. For the unaffiliated Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York, see Cornell University.

Cornell College is a 1,200-student liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Originally called the Iowa Conference Seminary, the school was founded in 1853 by Reverend Samuel M. Fellows. Four years later, in 1857, the name was changed to Cornell College, in honor of iron tycoon William Wesley Cornell, who was a distant relative of Ezra Cornell (founder of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York).

Overview

Cornell students study one course at a time (commonly referred to as "the block plan" or "OCAAT"). Since 1978, school years have been divided into nine "blocks" of three-and-a-half weeks each (usually followed by a four-day "block break" to round out to four weeks), during which students are enrolled in a single class; what would normally be covered in a full semester's worth of class at a typical university is covered in just seventeen-and-one-half Cornell class days. Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Quest University in Garibaldi Highlands, BC, Canada; Tusculum College in Tusculum, Tennessee; and The University of Montana - Western are the only other colleges operating under this academic calendar.

From the beginning, Cornell has accepted women into all degree programs. In 1858, Cornell was the first college west of the Mississippi to grant a baccalaureate degree to a woman. Mary Fellows, a member of the first graduating class from Cornell College, received a bachelor's degree in mathematics. In 1871, Harriette J. Cooke became the first female college professor in the United States to become a full professor with a salary equal to that of her male colleagues.

Cornell College is listed as one of the Princeton Review's Best 357 Colleges and in Loren Pope's, Colleges That Change Lives.

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Quick Facts

Chance of Admission:
Location:
Midwest
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Private
Affiliation:
United Methodist
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Rams

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
1,117
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
100%
Athletic Programs:
Available
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 23,680
Students Receiving Aid:
98%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 40
Selectivity:
Selective
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 100%
Part-Time 0%
Men vs. Women
Women 50%
Men 50%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 87%
Other 7%
Hispanic 3%
African-American 2%
Asian 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
Out-of-State 65%
In-State 35%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Iowa 35%
Illinois 12%
Colorado 10%
Minnesota 9%
Wisconsin 4%
Percent of Students International: 2%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 93%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes

Athletics

Member of: NAA, NCAA
Sports Include: Football (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf)
Basketball (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf)
Baseball (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf)
Track (Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conf)
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) Expenses  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 23,680    
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 23,500    
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 180    
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,600 30%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 3,285 17%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 14,366 97%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,640 75%  
Any Aid:
  98%  

Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)

Acceptance Rate: 66% (Selective)
Test Scores  
SAT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting SAT Scores: 30%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Verbal: 560, Math: 550
Top 75th Percentile: Verbal: 680, Math: 680
ACT Scores:  
% of Students Submitting ACT Scores: 86%
Bottom 25th Percentile: Composite: 23, Verbal: 23, Math: 23
Top 75th Percentile: Composite: 29, Verbal: 29, Math: 28

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 40.00
Formal Demonstration of Competencies: Recommended
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Recommended
High School GPA: Required
High School Rank: Required
High School Record: Required
Recommendations: Required
TOEFL: Required
Test Scores: Required

Degree Programs at Cornell College

Bachelor's Level Majors

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