Cornerstone University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Christian
Population 1,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 222 (13%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,077
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 86%
From Region 9%
Athletes 448 (43.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Hispanic 6%
International 5%
Black 4%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Cornerstone University 365 41% 73% 2% 5% 4% 11% $59,808 9 -0.63 58 95% 7.6%
General Engineering 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $85,130 9 -1.02 89 — — — — —
Computer Science 8 — 88% 62% 0% 0% 0% 38% $81,255 5 -1.28 87 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $68,744 28 -0.63 74 — — — — —
Biology 9 — 0% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,647 13 -1.02 53 — — — — —
Conservation Biology — — — — — — — — $47,009 12 -1.03 24 — — — — —
Environmental Biology 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,511 8 -1.09 23 — — — — —
Exercise Science 19 — 68% 68% 5% 0% 0% 16% $61,064 49 -0.08 61 97% — — — —
Nursing 20 — 20% 85% 0% 5% 0% 0% $85,151 20 -0.71 89 — — — — —
Pre-Dentistry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,324 9 -0.96 63 — — — — —
Pre-Health Studies — — — — — — — — $61,070 29 -0.51 61 — — — — —
Pre-Medicine 7 — 29% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,110 23 -0.57 59 — — — — —
Pre-Occupational Therapy 6 — 0% 67% 17% 0% 0% 17% $60,475 27 -0.55 59 — — — — —
Accounting 10 — 50% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $73,171 19 -0.90 79 — — — — —
Business Administration 24 — 50% 58% 0% 21% 8% 4% $66,189 25 -0.59 70 96% 6.0% — — —
Business Management 21 — 71% 76% 0% 5% 5% 14% $66,189 25 -0.59 70 96% 6.0% — — —
Economics 5 — 60% 20% 0% 0% 20% 60% $72,692 13 -0.95 79 — — — — —
Finance 18 — 94% 78% 0% 0% 11% 6% $75,389 11 -0.82 82 — — — — —
International Business 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $71,283 37 -0.55 77 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $73,700 11 -1.07 80 — — — — —
Marketing 25 — 60% 56% 4% 0% 4% 32% $68,949 22 -0.67 74 91% — — — —
Nonprofit Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,189 35 -0.43 70 96% 6.0% — — —
Sports Management 12 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 8% 17% $61,064 52 -0.02 61 97% — — — —
Biblical Studies 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,341 48 +0.06 36 — — — — —
Creative Writing 6 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $45,289 14 -0.87 20 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,908 17 -0.79 22 — — — — —
General Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,110 3 -1.27 17 89% — — — —
History 6 — 67% 50% 17% 0% 17% 0% $47,008 10 -0.97 24 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $48,137 12 -0.88 27 — — — — —
Linguistics — — — — — — — — $47,778 15 -0.92 26 — — — — —
Ministry 6 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,502 89 +1.07 57 85% 9.8% — — —
Missions 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,950 48 +0.01 35 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $50,488 20 -0.82 34 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,845 15 -0.91 26 — — — — —
Youth Ministry 9 — 78% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $38,615 3 -1.50 9 90% — — — —
Child Psychology 7 — 0% 57% 14% 0% 0% 14% $51,017 10 -1.13 35 — — — — —
Communication 14 — 21% 86% 7% 0% 0% 0% $47,800 6 -1.31 26 96% 8.9% — — —
Counseling Psychology 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,096 13 -1.06 27 — — — — —
Digital Communication 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $59,414 46 -0.23 57 90% — — — —
Forensic Psychology — — — — — — — — $48,671 15 -0.97 29 — — — — —
Humanities 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,110 3 -1.16 17 89% — — — —
Psychology 23 — 13% 43% 4% 39% 4% 4% $49,724 21 -0.81 31 100% 9.6% — — —
Publishing 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,962 32 -0.55 48 — — — — —
Radio and Television 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,414 46 -0.23 57 90% — — — —
Social Work 11 — 18% 73% 0% 18% 9% 0% $47,617 15 -0.67 26 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 25 — 0% 88% 0% 4% 0% 4% $56,194 80 +0.58 49 95% — — — —
English Education 6 — 17% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $46,429 3 -1.27 23 96% — — — —
History Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $46,429 2 -1.51 23 96% — — — —
Mathematics Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,429 3 -1.09 23 96% — — — —
Physical Education — — — — — — — — $46,429 6 -1.40 23 96% — — — —
Science Education 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,429 3 -1.09 23 96% — — — —
Social Studies Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,429 2 -1.51 23 96% — — — —
Spanish Education — — — — — — — — $46,429 3 -1.27 23 96% — — — —
Special Education — — — — — — — — $48,034 9 -1.19 27 — — — — —
Film Production 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,321 11 -0.98 14 — — — — —
Graphic Design 13 — 15% 92% 0% 0% 0% 8% $49,030 18 -0.86 30 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $42,570 32 -0.45 14 — — — — —
Music 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $42,617 32 -0.44 15 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $42,493 32 -0.46 14 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,429 47 -0.03 23 96% — — — —
Music Technology 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,333 30 -0.47 14 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $24,610
ROI Percentile 58th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 32.3% 118 66% 66% 1% 5% 8% 17% $68,610 21 -0.63 74 95% 6.0%
Social Sciences 18.4% 67 16% 66% 4% 16% 3% 4% $49,502 7 -0.92 31 97% 9.3%
Health Sciences 14.5% 53 38% 79% 4% 2% 0% 8% $69,985 20 -0.45 76 97% —
Education 11.5% 42 10% 88% 0% 5% 0% 2% $52,242 40 -0.14 38 95% —
Humanities 11.2% 41 51% 78% 2% 0% 7% 7% $47,601 9 -0.59 26 88% 9.8%
Arts 5.5% 20 20% 90% 0% 0% 0% 10% $47,328 28 -0.68 25 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 12 17% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,863 7 -1.04 45 — —
Computer Science 2.2% 8 88% 62% 0% 0% 0% 38% $81,255 7 -1.28 87 — —
Engineering 0.5% 2 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $85,130 1 -1.02 89 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 2 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $68,744 21 -0.63 74 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 4 #388 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 4 #525 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 58 $198K $198K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 58 $198K $198K $0
Baseball 55 $308K $308K $0
Soccer 48 $302K $302K $0
Basketball 37 $345K $345K $0
Wrestling 32 $219K $219K $0
Cross Country 25 $12K $12K $0
Volleyball 16 $200K $200K $0
Golf 10 $60K $60K $0
Total 249 $1.8M $1.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 51 $175K $175K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 51 $175K $175K $0
Soccer 45 $270K $270K $0
Softball 33 $295K $295K $0
Basketball 31 $309K $309K $0
Cross Country 23 $11K $11K $0
Volleyball 17 $207K $207K $0
Other Sports 16 $35K $35K $0
Tennis 11 $68K $68K $0
Golf 9 $52K $52K $0
Total 199 $1.6M $1.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 109 $374K $374K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 109 $374K $374K $0
Soccer 93 $572K $572K $0
Basketball 68 $654K $654K $0
Baseball 55 $308K $308K $0
Cross Country 48 $24K $24K $0
Softball 33 $295K $295K $0
Volleyball 33 $408K $408K $0
Wrestling 32 $219K $219K $0
Golf 19 $113K $113K $0
Other Sports 16 $35K $35K $0
Tennis 11 $68K $68K $0
Total 448 $4.3M $4.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 91%
Yield (non-ED) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 91% 91%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional