86.4% / 88.1%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications2,522
Overall admit rate79.9%
In-state admit rate86.4%
Out-of-state admit rate88.1%
Enrolled288 · 14.3% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#97
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#9726
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#12126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (U.S. News & World Report). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceMidwest Conference6
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingIowa colleges4
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Regular decisionRolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
Admissions URLhttps://www.cornellcollege.edu/admission…
Admissions emailadmission@cornellcollege.edu
Admissions phone319-895-4173
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Beloit College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Beloit College WI · Private (nonprofit)70.4%1320—
Grinnell College IA · Private (nonprofit)14.5%—1K
Knox College IL · Private (nonprofit)77.2%13101K
Lawrence University WI · Private (nonprofit)63.9%13401K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.