Cornell College

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Acceptance Rate

79.9%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1120–1285

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$50,634

Undergrad Enrollment

1,074

Applicants

3,087

Yield Rate

12.0%

Student:Faculty

12:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$23,634/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $94,536 over four years.

What grads earn

$59,195/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $67,449 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 12% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.6 years of pay.

73% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

25%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Cornell College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$16,409

$30–48k$18,513

$48–75k$20,177

$75–110k$22,944

Over $110k$29,298

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

64%

Completion · all

65%

Completion · Pell

65%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

71%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

3,087

Admitted

2,49080.7%

Enrolled

29812% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

79.3%▼ +17.6pp

Application Volume

3,057 applicants▼ 2%

Cornell College has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	1	—	—	—
Rape	2	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation67% / 33%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball50Basketball30Football99Lacrosse31Soccer28Tennis12Track & Field110Wrestling39

Women's

Basketball17Lacrosse17Soccer20Softball29Tennis8Track & Field67Volleyball20Wrestling19

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology26 grads

Kinesiology and Exercise Science17 grads

Psychology, General14 grads

Finance, General12 grads

Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other11 grads

Computer Science10 grads

Engineering, General10 grads

Creative Writing9 grads

History, General9 grads

Elementary Education and Teaching8 grads

4yr Grad Rate

60%

6yr Grad Rate

64%

Retention Rate

80%

Median Earnings

$53,460