Cornell College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Cornell College is a private liberal arts college located in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Cornell College was originally known as the Iowa Conference Seminary and received its present name in 1857. It was founded in 1853 by Reverend Samuel M. Fellows. The college offers several majors and minors in subjects ranging from economics, business, computer science and chemistry. The college also offers pre-professional programs in several subjects like engineering, nursing and continuing education.

Cornell College has an active campus life. Alpha Chi Epsilon, Alpha Sigma Pi, Beta Omicron, College Republicans and Student Global Aids Campaign are some of the student clubs and organizations sponsored by the school. The Student Government Association organizes several educational and cultural student activities on campus as well.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, art studies, science, liberal arts, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of students.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,112 in 2009-2010 (1,283 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Cornell provides on-campus housing for 1,076 of its 1,283 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (12 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (21 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Latin Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (93 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (15 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education/Fitness

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (32 awarded)

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (31 awarded)

• Psychology