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Grinnell College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Grinnell, IA
Population 25,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,705
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 50%
International 21%
Mixed 7%
Asian 6%
Hispanic 6%
Black 5%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 44%
Engineering, Computing & Math 24%
Life & Natural Sciences 19%
Business & Economics 10%
Arts 3%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $68,106
Est. Cost of Attendance $83,440
10-Year ROI $190,000
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 93%
4-Year Graduation Rate 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate 88%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (75th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 14%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #273
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #342
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #434

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 1,410 – 1,540
ACT Range 31 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Grinnell College 383 50% / 50% 16% $85,226
Computer Science 53 +11 74% / 26% 32% $138,115
Mathematics 14 +12 57% / 43% 21%
Mathematics and Statistics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Physics 24 +1 83% / 17% 33%
Biochemistry 27 +2 48% / 52% 4% $87,801
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2 +3 50% / 50% 0%
Biology 33 +5 21% / 79% 12% $72,866
Chemistry 10 +2 70% / 30% 30%
Economics 38 +9 66% / 34% 13% $88,556
Anthropology 12 +6 33% / 67% 8% $48,497
Classics 8 50% / 50% 0%
English 16 +6 25% / 75% 6% $31,645
French 3 +6 33% / 67% 0% $65,933
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies 9 +9 11% / 89% 0%
German 1 +2 100% / 0% 100%
History 14 +4 71% / 29% 0% $74,789
Independent Major 5 60% / 40% 20%
Philosophy 4 +2 50% / 50% 25%
Political Science 35 +7 54% / 46% 11% $67,827
Psychology 35 +6 34% / 66% 23%
Psychology 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Religion/Religious Studies
Russian 1 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 15 +9 20% / 80% 20% $64,783
Spanish 9 +7 44% / 56% 0% $65,933
Art History 2 +1 50% / 50% 50%
Music 2 +3 50% / 50% 0%
Studio Art 6 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Theatre and Dance 3 +2 33% / 67% 0%