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Cornell College		 600 First Street
Mount Vernon, IA 52314-9998

(800) 747-1112
www.cornellcollege.edu
     
Fast Facts    
Cornell College is a four-year, liberal arts college affiliated with the Methodist Church founded in 1853.

Mission
Recognized as one of the nation’s finest colleges, Cornell College is distinctive in U.S. higher education in offering the combination of liberal arts and pre-professional study within the focus and flexibility provided by the One-Course-At-A-Time framework. Located in the historic town of Mount Vernon, Iowa, Cornell was founded 150 years ago and today is an active and diverse residential community of more than 1,100 students.

Location
Mount Vernon, Iowa—30 minutes from Iowa City, 20 minutes from Cedar Rapids, and 2 hours from Des Moines

Athletics
NCAA Division III, Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC). 19 varsity sports (10 men’s, 9 women’s), 40 intramurals.

Student Profile
1,154 (43% male, 57% female); 42 states and territories represented; 10% minority, 3% international

Faculty Profile
92 full-time faculty. 12:1 student/faculty ratio. Average class size is 14.		   Costs and Aid
2004-2005 $28,890 comprehensive ($22,490 tuition). 75% of students receive need-based financial assistance. Average Award: $19,500.

More Distinctions:
· According to The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, “Cornell continues to make its mark among the numerous small Midwestern colleges because of the block system. This system allows undergrads to study subjects with a degree of attention unmatched at other schools, yet still be exposed to many different people and ideas.”

· Cornell College ranks in the top 7% of the nation’s 3,600 colleges and universities according to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

· U.S. News & World Report has included Cornell among "America's Best National Liberal Arts Colleges --one of the 164 highly selective national liberal arts colleges" every year since its inception.

· Ranked in top 10 nationally in NCAA postgraduate scholars among Division III institutions.

· Member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM), which includes the University of Chicago, Carleton, Grinnell, Colorado College, and Macalester.