Cornell vs ISU

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Cornell is a private (not-for-profit) and ISU is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Cornell has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,660) than ISU ($28,881).
It is harder to admit to Cornell than ISU.
ISU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,200) than Cornell (1,200).
Cornell has higher submitted ACT score (26) than ISU (24).
ISU has more students with 30,380 students while Cornell has 1,094 students.
Cornell has a lower number of students per faculty with 14 to 1 while ISU's ratio is 18 to 1.
ISU has more full-time faculties with 1,432 faculties while Cornell has 82 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Cornell College	vs.	Iowa State University
Mount Vernon, Iowa	Location	Ames, Iowa
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$52,660	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,787 Out-Of-State$28,881
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$39,564	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,270

79.90 %	Acceptance Rates	88.66 %
14.29 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	28.84 %
1,200	SAT Score	1,250
26	ACT Score	24
62 %	Graduation Rate	75 %
25 %	Transfer-out Rate	19 %
80 %	Retention Rate	88 %
1,094	Student Population	30,380
82	Number of Faculties	1,432
14 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

Academic Comparison between Cornell and ISU

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors