Cornell College vs Berea College

Cornell College and Berea College, both esteemed liberal arts institutions, offer unique educational experiences. Cornell, nestled in Mount Vernon, Iowa, boasts a higher acceptance rate (75%) compared to Berea's selective 38%. Cornell's student body is more diverse, with 23% international students and 17% students of color, while Berea's student body is predominantly White (73%). Both colleges excel in academics, with Cornell's popular majors including Biology, Business Administration, and Psychology, and Berea's popular majors encompassing Biology, Business Administration, and Social Work. While Cornell's graduation rate stands at 73%, Berea's is slightly higher at 76%. Explore the comprehensive comparison table to discover more distinctions and determine which college aligns best with your academic aspirations and personal preferences.

	Berea College	Cornell College
Overview
Location	Berea, Kentucky	Mount Vernon, Iowa
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Town: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	78.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation		Methodism

Admission
Acceptance rate	33.0%	81.1%
Application fees		$30
SAT range	1118 - 1268	1155 - 1405
ACT range	23 - 28	24 - 30
Students submitting SAT score	8.0%	28.0%
Students submitting ACT score	46.0%	58.0%
Total number of applicants	1,736	2,836
Total number of admissions given out	573	2,300
Admitted students who chose to enroll	338	366
Yield rate	59.0%	15.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$54,396	$62,735
Average net price	$3,354	$22,667
Tuition	$42,900	$47,100
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $3,886 Meal plan: $3,598	Room/dormitory: $4,868 Meal plan: $5,688
Available payment plans		Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $52,253	100.0% Average amount $37,745
Students receiving federal student loan	4.0% Average amount $3,016	57.0% Average amount $5,607
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $758	16.0% Average amount $9,357

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,468 Men 40.7% Women 59.3%	1,046 Men 52.5% Women 47.5%
Graduate students	N/A	9 Men 33.3% Women 66.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	7.8%	3.0%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	1,653	1,060
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Tennessee Alabama Georgia Ohio	N/A

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Social Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Biological and Biomedical Sciences Family and Consumer Sciences	Business Visual & Performing Arts Foreign Languages and Literatures Social Sciences Philosophy and Religious Studies
Students to faculty ratio	9:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	65.6%	63.8%
Dropout rate	13.7%	10.9%
Transferred out	19.8%	25.4%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,226 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $57,402 Engineering Technology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,355 Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $42,731 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,950 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $42,254 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,670 Year 2: $27,590 Year 3: $36,495 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,658 Year 3: $31,668 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,939 Year 2: $19,455 Year 3: $28,681 Agriculture, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,131 Year 2: $18,315 Year 3: $26,792 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,315 Year 3: $24,639 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $17,023 Year 2: $20,687 Year 3: $24,324 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: N/A	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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