Concordia-St. Paul vs Cornell College

Concordia University-Saint Paul and Cornell College, two distinct institutions of higher learning, offer unique educational experiences to their students. Concordia, a private Christian university in Saint Paul, Minnesota, boasts a 90% acceptance rate and a diverse student body, with 40% of its undergraduates identifying as students of color. Cornell, a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa, has a more selective admissions process, with a 68% acceptance rate, and a predominantly white student population. Both institutions offer a range of popular majors, including business, education, and nursing, but Concordia also features strong programs in theology and music, while Cornell excels in the sciences and social sciences. With Concordia's higher graduation rate of 62% compared to Cornell's 58%, prospective students can explore the detailed comparison table to discover which institution better aligns with their academic aspirations and personal preferences.

	Concordia University-Saint Paul	Cornell College
Overview
Location	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Mount Vernon, Iowa
Campus setting	City: Large	Town: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	61.0%	78.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Evangelical	Methodism

Admission
Acceptance rate	67.9%	81.1%
Application fees		$30
SAT range	N/A	1155 - 1405
ACT range	N/A	24 - 30
Students submitting SAT score		28.0%
Students submitting ACT score		58.0%
Total number of applicants	2,485	2,836
Total number of admissions given out	1,687	2,300
Admitted students who chose to enroll	288	366
Yield rate	17.1%	15.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$37,500	$62,735
Average net price	$15,944	$22,667
Tuition	$23,900	$47,100
Room & board	$9,900	Room/dormitory: $4,868 Meal plan: $5,688
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $15,827	100.0% Average amount $37,745
Students receiving federal student loan	68.0% Average amount $5,194	57.0% Average amount $5,607
Students taking out private loans	8.0% Average amount $11,309	16.0% Average amount $9,357

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,357 Men 34.5% Women 65.5%	1,046 Men 52.5% Women 47.5%
Graduate students	2,188 Men 34.6% Women 65.4%	9 Men 33.3% Women 66.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	4.6%	3.0%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	500	1,060
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Education Business Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Computer and Information Science	Business Visual & Performing Arts Foreign Languages and Literatures Social Sciences Philosophy and Religious Studies
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	52.8%	63.8%
Dropout rate	23.1%	10.9%
Transferred out	24.0%	25.4%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Educational Administration and Supervision (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $75,244 Year 2: $79,688 Year 3: $91,284 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $82,521 Year 2: $75,795 Year 3: $88,421 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,006 Year 2: $64,990 Year 3: $69,695 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,294 Year 2: $56,054 Year 3: $60,702 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,996 Year 2: $54,524 Year 3: $60,383 Education, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,676 Year 2: $54,578 Year 3: $58,967 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,999 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $54,346 Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,948 Year 2: $49,019 Year 3: $53,651 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,642 Year 2: $45,618 Year 3: $50,676 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,329 Year 2: $49,464 Year 3: $49,692	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,721 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $40,862 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,040 Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $38,658 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,951 Year 2: $23,340 Year 3: N/A Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,103 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,478 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,731 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A

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