Enrollment Trends at Cornell

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,035 where 1,094 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 1,094 students in 2025 and was lowest at 978 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,037 to 1,094 students, a net gain of 57 (5.5%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Cornell College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,037	507	530
2016-17	978 -59	491 -16	487 -43
2017-18	1,009 31	513 22	496 9
2018-19	1,028 19	535 22	493 -3
2019-20	1,020 -8	537 2	483 -10
2020-21	999 -21	514 -23	485 2
2021-22	1,046 47	549 35	497 12
2022-23	1,058 12	552 3	506 9
2023-24	1,082 24	579 27	503 -3
2024-25	1,094 12	589 10	505 2
Average	1,035	537	499

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.46%. The percentage was 66.25% 10 years ago and Cornell still has a high percentage of white students. 3.66% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.41% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.43% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 66.25% to 68.46%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.51% to 3.66%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.63% to 8.41%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 12.54% to 11.43%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5094 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5418 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Cornell College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	11	26	48	130	2	687	28
2016-17	9	29	51	113	0	657	27
2017-18	13	35	59	88	0	708	18
2018-19	18	36	64	77	1	701	15
2019-20	11	30	62	76	4	721	17
2020-21	10	24	64	72	2	744	20
2021-22	10	35	75	87	4	772	17
2022-23	10	38	72	96	4	796	10
2023-24	12	33	87	111	3	770	11
2024-25	18	40	92	125	3	749	10
Average	12	33	67	98	2	731	17

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Cornell College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.