Student Population at Cornell

Total Enrollment

1,094 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

1,094

Graduate

Men Students

589

Women Students

505

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,094 students have enrolled at Cornell College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 589 male and 505 female students are attending Cornell College. By attendance status, there are 1,086 full-time students and 8 part-time students.

The number of students at Cornell College is relatively small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Luther College and Central College, its population is relatively small (average population is 1,221).

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Cornell's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa.

Cornell has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,221 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa average (1,514 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Cornell College	1,094	1,094	2
Similarly Ranked Schools	1,221	1,221	0
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa	1,514	1,195	551

The below chart compares the student population between Cornell College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 589 male and 505 female students attending Cornell. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.17 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Cornell.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Cornell
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,094	1,086	8
Men	589	585	4
Women	505	501	4

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Cornell
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,094	1,086	8
Men	589	585	4
Women	505	501	4

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 749 White students (68.46%) and 125 Hispanic students (11.43%) at Cornell College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Cornell College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Cornell College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	18	13	5
Asian	40	16	24
Black or African American	92	50	42
Hispanic	125	67	58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	749	406	343
Two or More Races	10	2	8
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	21	11	10
Total	1,094	589	505

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Cornell College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	18	13	5
Asian	40	16	24
Black or African American	92	50	42
Hispanic	125	67	58
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	749	406	343
Two or More Races	10	2	8
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	21	11	10
Total	1,094	589	505