MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College welcomes 360 new students for a six-day orientation beginning Tuesday, Aug. 30.
New Student Orientation features activities designed to introduce students to the academic and social aspects of Cornell, to new friends and to support systems that enhance the student experience. For family members bringing their students to campus, Day One of orientation offers special sessions where parents can get tips on transition issues, meet the faculty and take a campus tour.
Classes begin Monday, Sept. 5, for all students. Cornell is anticipating a record enrollment near 1,200. The official enrollment will be calculated in October, after the college completes one full term on the nine-term One-Course-At-A-Time academic calendar.
Among Cornell’s new students, 314 are first-year students, 36 are transfer or exchange students and 10 are international students. The new students represent 31 states and 11 foreign countries. Thirty percent are from Iowa, with Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado and Wisconsin rounding out the top five states represented.
Academically, 24 percent of new students rank in the top 10 percent of their class and 56 percent are in the top 25 percent of their class; the average grade point average is 3.54; the ACT score range is 23-29 for the middle 50 percent of the class; and 60 percent of the class has participated in
community service.
