Cornell College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Cornell College is a private liberal arts college in Mt. Vernon, IA (town setting), with 1,082 undergraduates (46% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 81% of 3,087 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1150–1318 on the SAT and 23–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $66,352 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $25,850 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 72% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, business, psychology. The campus reported 4.27 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Cornell College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 72%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $50,634
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Cornell College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Cornell College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Midwest Conference | 20 | — | 2 | $103k | $5,135 | — | |
| Baseball | Midwest Conference | 50 | — | 1 | $222k | $4,434 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Midwest Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $192k | $6,404 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Midwest Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $312k | $18,372 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Midwest Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $58k | $2,518 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Midwest Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $58k | $3,862 | — | |
| Football | Midwest Conference | 99 | — | 1 | $514k | $5,188 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $164k | $5,274 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $114k | $6,694 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Midwest Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $132k | $4,697 | — | |
| Softball | Midwest Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $174k | $6,017 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Midwest Conference | 12 | — | 5 | $89k | $7,418 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Midwest Conference | 8 | — | 5 | $32k | $4,030 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Midwest Conference | 44 | — | 1 | $50k | $1,138 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Midwest Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $50k | $1,926 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Midwest Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $240k | $11,996 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Independent | 39 | — | 7 | $257k | $6,595 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | Independent | 19 | — | 3 | $100k | $5,242 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.