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  Cornell College
600 First St. SW
Mount Vernon, IA 523141098
General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office
(319) 895-4000 Ext.
(319) 895-4216 Ext.
(319) 895-4215 Ext.

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Bachelor degree
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Number of students: 1,121 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:$30.00

About this School
:''This article is about the liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. For the unaffiliated 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 George Bryant Bowman. Two years later, in 1855, the name was changed to Cornell College, in honor of iron tycoon William Wesley Cornell. (William Wesley Cornell was a distant relative of Ezra Cornell, who later founded Cornell University in Ithaca, New York in 1865.) From the very 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. Cornell students study one course at a time (abbreviated to "OCAAT" or "the block plan"). Since 1978, school years have been divided into nine "blocks" of three-and-a-half weeks each (each 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, and Tusculum College in Tusculum, Tennessee, are the only other colleges operating under this academic calendar.
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-082006-072005-06
In-State$26,280$24,800$23,680
Out of State$26,280$24,800$23,680
Books and Supplies$720$720$720
On-Campus
Room and board$6,970$6,660$6,430
Other Expenses$1,270$1,560$1,430
Off Campus
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Off Campus w/ family
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Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 24% $3,330
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 18% $3,635
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 96% $14,070
Loans to students 70% $4,280
 
 

Degrees offered by this school

 
 
Bachelor degree
Women's Studies
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Women's Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on literat...

Bachelor degree
Spanish Language and Literature
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other set...

Bachelor degree
Sociology
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, fa...

Bachelor degree
Secondary Education and Teaching
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Secondary Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or specific s...

Bachelor degree
Russian Language and Literature
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Russian Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Russian language. Includes instruction in Russian philology, Old Russian, Modern Russian and dialects, literature, and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Bachelor degree
Religion + Religious Studies
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural a...

Bachelor degree
Psychology
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various ...

Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public ...

Bachelor degree
Physics
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynam...

Bachelor degree
Physical Sciences
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Physical Sciences: A program that focuses on the major topics, concepts, processes, and interrelationships of physical phenomena as studied in any combination of physical science disciplines.

Bachelor degree
Philosophy
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the...

Bachelor degree
Music
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Bachelor degree
Music Teacher Education
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Music Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree
Music Performance
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Music Performance, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.

Bachelor degree
Mathematics
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathemat...

Bachelor degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

Bachelor degree
Latin American Studies
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Latin American Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Hispanic peoples of the North and South American Continents outside Canada and the United States, including the study of the Pre-Columbian period and the flow o...

Bachelor degree
International Relations and Affairs
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree International Relations and Affairs: A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, national security and strate...

Bachelor degree
International Business + Trade + Commerce
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree International Business + Trade + Commerce: A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, ...

Bachelor degree
History
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of spe...

Bachelor degree
Health and Physical Education + Fitness
Other
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Health and Physical Education + Fitness, Other: Any instructional program in health and physical education/fitness not listed in the Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General category.

Bachelor degree
German Language and Literature
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree German Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philology; Old, Middle, and H...

Bachelor degree
Geology + Earth Science
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rock...

Bachelor degree
General Studies
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree General Studies: An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies.

Bachelor degree
French Language and Literature
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, science...

Bachelor degree
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other.
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other: Any instructional program in ethnic, cultural minority, and gender studies not listed in the Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree
Environmental Studies
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Environmental Studies: A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, politics, ...

Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree
Elementary Education and Teaching
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Elementary Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject mat...

Bachelor degree
Economics
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and ...

Bachelor degree
Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed pr...

Bachelor degree
Computer Science
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Computer Science: A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer hardware...

Bachelor degree
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General: A general program that focuses on the literary culture of the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the Greek and Latin languages and literatures and their development prior to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Bachelor degree
Classical
Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology: A program that focuses on the cultures, environment, and history of the ancient Near East, Europe, and the Mediterranean basin from the perspective of the humanities and social sciences, including archaeology.

Bachelor degree
Chemistry
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biologica...

Bachelor degree
Biochemistry
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Biochemistry: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic a...

Bachelor degree
Biochemistry + Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Biochemistry + Biophysics and Molecular Biology: An integrated, combined program that focuses on the structure, function, and dynamic behavior of the components of biological systems at the submolecular, molecular, and supramolecular levels and their influence on biological activity at ...

Bachelor degree
Art + Art Studies
General
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Art + Art Studies, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.

Bachelor degree
Anthropology
Other
Cornell College

General Description for:
Cornell College Bachelor degree Anthropology, Other: Any instructional program in Anthropology not listed in the Anthropology, General category.

 
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