Student Consumer Information

Six-Year Graduation Completions by Sex

 

6-Year Completions by Sex for Spring 2011 as Reported to IPEDS

Entering Cohort

Male

Female

Total

2005-06

113

110

223

 

 

Six-Year Graduation Completions by Race/Ethnicity

 

6-Year Completions by Race/Ethnicity for Spring 2011 as Reported to IPEDS

Race/Ethnicity

Completions for 2005-06 Cohort

Hispanic/Latino

 7 (3.1%)

American Indian / Alaska Native

1 (<1%)

Asian

5 (2%)

Black / African American

11 (4.9%)

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 (0%)

White

175 (78.5%)

Two or More Races

1 (<1%)

Unknown

19 (8.5%)

Non-Resident Alien

4 (1.8%)

Total

223

 

Six-Year Completion Rate

 

Entering Cohort Year Original Cohort Number Completers within 150% Time Rate of Completion
2005-06 320 223 70%

 

 

Retention Rates

 

First-to-Second Year Retention

Entering Cohort

Entering Number

Retention Rate

2011-12

338

84% (284 retained)

 

 

Diversity of the Student Body

 

 

2012-13

 

2011-12

 

#

%

#

%

Sex

 

 

 

 

Full-Time Men

530

45%

544

46%

Full-Time Women

644

55%

636

54%

 

Racial / Ethnic Background

 

 

 

 

 

American Indian/Alaska Native

10

1%

14

1.2%

Asian

46

4%

46

3.9%

African-American/Black

64

6%

63

5.3%

Hispanic

129

11%

93

7.9%

White

759

65%

834

70.1%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

3

<1%

0

0%

Two or More Races

28

2%

11

0.9%

Unknown

62

5%

59

5.0%

International

73

6%

67

5.7%

 

 

Cornell College Graduates - 2012

Every few years, the Career Engagement Center conducts a survey at graduation (paper/pencil) and again nine months after graduation (electronic) to determine where our graduates are headed after college.  The results of these surveys for our 2012 graduates indicated:

Survey of 2012 Cornell College Graduates

Number of seniors

244

Number of responses

213

Percentage of class responding

87%


Job Placement Information - Of the 213 seniors who responded, 154 (70%) indicated they were entering the workforce. Of those individuals who reported employment, 87% indicated they were employed in a field congruent with their career goals, 84% indicated they were employed in a field congruent with their majors, and 84% indicated their employment requires a bachelor's degree.

Graduate / Professional School Placement Information - An additional 41 respondents indicated they were attending, or planning to attend, graduate or professional school. Of those individuals, 20% indicated they planned to attend graduate / professional school immediately after graduation from Cornell College. Sixty-six percent (66%) of surveyed seniors indicated they plan to attend graduate or professional school within five years of graduating from Cornell.