600 First Street
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1853
Religious Affilation: United Methodist
Academic Calendar: Other
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 1,179
Geographical Setting: Rural
Endowment: $65,180,521
Admissions
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: March 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $24,800
Room/Board: $6,660
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 177,554
Number of current serial subscriptions: 779
Number of microforms: 75,514
Number of audiovisuals: 7,358
Number of ebooks: 0
Other library facilities: We have a science library in our West Science Building.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Norton Geology Center and Anderson Museum; Youngher Hall and Kimmel Threatre; Cornell College is one of only two campuses in the nation to have its entire campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 123
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 25
Classrooms: 0
Labs: 88
Other areas: 10
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: N/A
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – No
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 90%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 30%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 32%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 75%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 90%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (58%), women’s dorms (19%), men’s dorms (15%), apartment for single students (8%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 12%
Doubles: 71%
Triples or Suites: 8%
Apartments: 4%
Other: 5%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 13
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 31%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 129 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): O’Hare (209), Cedar Rapids (20)
Nearest train station: Mount Pleasant (70)
Nearest bus station: Cedar Rapids (15)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 57%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 19%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Homecoming; Music Mondays; Knock your Block Off; Take Back the Night; Casino Night; BACO Date Auction. Multiple cultural events and speakers throughout the year.