Rankings and recognition
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Carnegie classification
A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.
Athletics
NCAA Division III
NCAA division where available from verified imports.
Editorial spotlight
Cornell College-Iowa — editorial overview (Mount Vernon, IA)
This review is of Cornell College in Iowa, and should not be confused with Cornell University-New York. In eastern Iowa, only 20 minutes from Cedar Rapids, is the tiny town of Mount Vernon, and the home of Cornell College since 1853. One of the most distinctive things about Corne...
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