Mount Vernon, IA
Cornell College
https://www.cornellcollege.eduRepayment outcome
92.5%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$26,800–$57,600
middle 50% · median $41,900
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$18,783
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$25,015
Sticker price
before any aid
$46,135
Default rate
4.0%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$42,682
- Biology$36,103
- Parks & Fitness$34,478
- Social Sciences$32,731
- Education$29,685
- Psychology$24,035
- English & Literature$23,340
Academics
Acceptance
64.1%
Avg SAT
1,182
Enrollment
1,122
What students study
17 fields offered
Social Sciences
16% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Biology15.6%
- 03Psychology10.5%
- 04Visual & Performing Arts10.5%
- 05Parks & Fitness6.6%
- 06English & Literature5.8%
- 07Education5.1%
- 08Physical Sciences5.1%
- 09History4.4%
- 10Interdisciplinary3.3%
- 11Philosophy3.3%
- 12Natural Resources3.3%
- 13Math & Statistics2.9%
- 14Computer Science2.5%
- 15Foreign Languages2.5%
- 16Liberal Arts1.5%
- 17Area Studies1.1%