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What Cornell College costs

Mount Vernon, Iowa · Private · 1,086 undergrads

Cornell College's sticker price was $68,934 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $25,297 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $18,469.

What does Cornell College cost?

$25,297 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $68,934.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$18,469
$30,000–$48,000$18,144
$48,000–$75,000$20,791
$75,000–$110,000$23,291
over $110,000$32,919

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$18,469
$30,000–$48,000$18,144
$48,000–$75,000$20,791
$75,000–$110,000$23,291
Over $110,000$32,919

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 73% off Cornell College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Cornell College cost less than Dordt University but more than Northwestern College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Cornell College$20,791$25,297
Dordt University$23,449$25,944
Northwestern College$19,343$24,716
Mount Mercy University$20,212$23,935

The sticker price

$54,776
Tuition, 2025-26
$68,934
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
35%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$41,092
average grant for students who got aid.
66%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$27,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Cornell College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $18,469 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $68,934. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cornell College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Cornell College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $18,144 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $68,934. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cornell College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Cornell College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $20,791 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $68,934. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Cornell College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers