Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
National
Population
25,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours
2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation
260 (75%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,738
Men / Women
46% / 54%
From State
8%
From Region
23%
Athletes
33.6%
Racial/Ethnic
White
48%
International
21%
Asian
10%
Hispanic
9%
Mixed
6%
Black
5%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 45.5% 45.5%
2012 Men: 45.0% 45.0%
2013 Men: 43.3% 43.3%
2014 Men: 46.0% 46.0%
2015 Men: 45.7% 45.7%
2016 Men: 47.6% 47.6%
2017 Men: 48.1% 48.1%
2018 Men: 43.0% 43.0%
2019 Men: 50.7% 50.7%
2020 Men: 51.2% 51.2%
2021 Men: 45.0% 45.0%
2022 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2023 Men: 47.9% 47.9%
2024 Men: 50.0% 50.0%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Asian: 7.8% 7.8%
2012 Asian: 4.9% 4.9%
2013 Asian: 6.6% 6.6%
2014 Asian: 4.8% 4.8%
2015 Asian: 6.4% 6.4%
2016 Asian: 7.2% 7.2%
2017 Asian: 6.5% 6.5%
2018 Asian: 7.7% 7.7%
2019 Asian: 7.1% 7.1%
2020 Asian: 8.3% 8.3%
2021 Asian: 7.2% 7.2%
2022 Asian: 7.5% 7.5%
2023 Asian: 6.3% 6.3%
2024 Asian: 9.1% 9.1%
2011 Black: 5.7% 5.7%
2012 Black: 4.0% 4.0%
2013 Black: 3.8% 3.8%
2014 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2015 Black: 6.4% 6.4%
2016 Black: 6.7% 6.7%
2017 Black: 6.0% 6.0%
2018 Black: 4.7% 4.7%
2019 Black: 6.9% 6.9%
2020 Black: 5.3% 5.3%
2021 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2022 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2023 Black: 6.3% 6.3%
2024 Black: 4.3% 4.3%
2011 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0%
2012 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2013 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9%
2014 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2015 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2016 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7%
2017 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9%
2018 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8%
2019 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5%
2020 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2021 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2022 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7%
2023 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2024 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4%
2011 White: 63.6% 63.6%
2012 White: 66.7% 66.7%
2013 White: 61.0% 61.0%
2014 White: 64.7% 64.7%
2015 White: 53.6% 53.6%
2016 White: 55.4% 55.4%
2017 White: 60.9% 60.9%
2018 White: 58.8% 58.8%
2019 White: 55.6% 55.6%
2020 White: 56.6% 56.6%
2021 White: 53.8% 53.8%
2022 White: 47.0% 47.0%
2023 White: 50.1% 50.1%
2024 White: 49.0% 49.0%
2011 International: 10.1% 10.1%
2012 International: 7.4% 7.4%
2013 International: 13.1% 13.1%
2014 International: 10.0% 10.0%
2015 International: 12.7% 12.7%
2016 International: 13.0% 13.0%
2017 International: 10.3% 10.3%
2018 International: 13.3% 13.3%
2019 International: 15.4% 15.4%
2020 International: 17.7% 17.7%
2021 International: 16.3% 16.3%
2022 International: 23.5% 23.5%
2023 International: 21.5% 21.5%
2024 International: 18.6% 18.6%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1%
2020 Asian: 7.7% 7.7%
2021 Asian: 7.8% 7.8%
2022 Asian: 7.8% 7.8%
2023 Asian: 7.6% 7.6%
2024 Asian: 8.4% 8.4%
2025 Asian: 9.7% 9.7%
2020 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2021 Black: 4.6% 4.6%
2022 Black: 4.3% 4.3%
2023 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2024 Black: 5.0% 5.0%
2025 Black: 4.8% 4.8%
2020 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0%
2021 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9%
2022 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8%
2023 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4%
2024 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3%
2025 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7%
2020 White: 50.3% 50.3%
2021 White: 50.5% 50.5%
2022 White: 51.9% 51.9%
2023 White: 52.3% 52.3%
2024 White: 51.7% 51.7%
2025 White: 48.4% 48.4%
2020 International: 20.4% 20.4%
2021 International: 19.8% 19.8%
2022 International: 19.6% 19.6%
2023 International: 19.6% 19.6%
2024 International: 19.2% 19.2%
2025 International: 20.9% 20.9%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Grinnell College
453
46% / 54%
22%
$75,626
60
97%
Computer Science
61 +14
75% / 25%
43%
$130,074
99
100%
Chemistry
3 —
33% / 67%
0%
—
—
—
Chemistry
9 +3
33% / 67%
33%
$66,313
34
—
Mathematics
19 +24
47% / 53%
26%
$92,212
84
—
Mathematics and Statistics
— —
—
—
$100,597
90
—
Physical Sciences
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Physics
20 +3
75% / 25%
45%
$86,376
78
—
Biochemistry
39 +3
33% / 67%
5%
$83,067
74
91%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$75,029
58
—
Biology
36 +3
42% / 58%
28%
$68,938
42
96%
Economics
46 +17
61% / 39%
37%
$83,468
75
97%
Anthropology
12 +1
25% / 75%
17%
$45,710
3
84%
Chinese
1 +2
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Classics
2 +4
0% / 100%
0%
$63,053
24
—
English
21 +9
52% / 48%
5%
$29,681
1
97%
French
4 +13
25% / 75%
0%
$61,839
21
93%
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies
14 +7
14% / 86%
7%
$55,289
9
—
German
2 +3
50% / 50%
0%
$62,108
22
—
History
15 +6
53% / 47%
27%
$70,691
47
95%
Independent Major
5 —
0% / 100%
20%
$61,284
20
—
Philosophy
8 +4
88% / 12%
50%
$62,136
22
—
Political Science
33 +8
39% / 61%
12%
$63,929
27
97%
Psychology
40 +8
28% / 72%
15%
$60,226
17
100%
Psychology
— —
—
—
$59,665
16
—
Religion/Religious Studies
8 —
50% / 50%
0%
$54,271
8
—
Russian
1 +2
100% / 0%
0%
$62,132
22
—
Sociology
40 +13
30% / 70%
5%
$61,061
19
100%
Spanish
3 +16
33% / 67%
0%
$61,839
21
93%
Art History
4 +1
0% / 100%
25%
$30,564
1
94%
Music
— +1
—
—
$39,879
2
—
Studio Art
4 +5
0% / 100%
25%
$30,564
1
94%
Theatre and Dance
1 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$38,999
2
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$74,154
ROI Percentile
60th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
93%
4-Year Graduation Rate
75%
6-Year Graduation Rate
88%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 87.8% 87.8%
2012 Graduated: 90.4% 90.4%
2013 Graduated: 85.7% 85.7%
2014 Graduated: 89.4% 89.4%
2015 Graduated: 85.7% 85.7%
2016 Graduated: 85.8% 85.8%
2017 Graduated: 87.3% 87.3%
2018 Graduated: 83.8% 83.8%
2019 Graduated: 88.7% 88.7%
2020 Graduated: 86.7% 86.7%
2021 Graduated: 86.9% 86.9%
2022 Graduated: 88.4% 88.4%
2023 Graduated: 87.5% 87.5%
2024 Graduated: 88.1% 88.1%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 87.7% 87.7%
2012 Men: 87.4% 87.4%
2013 Men: 85.0% 85.0%
2014 Men: 87.2% 87.2%
2015 Men: 80.6% 80.6%
2016 Men: 83.7% 83.7%
2017 Men: 83.3% 83.3%
2018 Men: 79.5% 79.5%
2019 Men: 85.2% 85.2%
2020 Men: 81.0% 81.0%
2021 Men: 86.1% 86.1%
2022 Men: 85.7% 85.7%
2023 Men: 82.8% 82.8%
2024 Men: 85.0% 85.0%
2011 Women: 87.9% 87.9%
2012 Women: 93.2% 93.2%
2013 Women: 86.3% 86.3%
2014 Women: 91.2% 91.2%
2015 Women: 90.1% 90.1%
2016 Women: 87.4% 87.4%
2017 Women: 90.6% 90.6%
2018 Women: 87.3% 87.3%
2019 Women: 91.2% 91.2%
2020 Women: 91.5% 91.5%
2021 Women: 87.6% 87.6%
2022 Women: 90.8% 90.8%
2023 Women: 91.8% 91.8%
2024 Women: 90.5% 90.5%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Asian: 83.3% 83.3%
2012 Asian: 90.0% 90.0%
2013 Asian: 85.7% 85.7%
2014 Asian: 90.9% 90.9%
2015 Asian: 79.2% 79.2%
2016 Asian: 90.0% 90.0%
2017 Asian: 89.7% 89.7%
2018 Asian: 88.2% 88.2%
2019 Asian: 96.7% 96.7%
2020 Asian: 94.4% 94.4%
2021 Asian: 93.8% 93.8%
2022 Asian: 90.3% 90.3%
2023 Asian: 92.9% 92.9%
2024 Asian: 92.9% 92.9%
2011 Black: 90.9% 90.9%
2012 Black: 62.5% 62.5%
2013 Black: 87.5% 87.5%
2014 Black: 68.2% 68.2%
2015 Black: 75.0% 75.0%
2016 Black: 67.9% 67.9%
2017 Black: 88.9% 88.9%
2018 Black: 71.4% 71.4%
2019 Black: 72.4% 72.4%
2020 Black: 87.0% 87.0%
2021 Black: 76.9% 76.9%
2022 Black: 80.0% 80.0%
2023 Black: 64.3% 64.3%
2024 Black: 95.0% 95.0%
2011 Hispanic: 59.3% 59.3%
2012 Hispanic: 87.5% 87.5%
2013 Hispanic: 84.0% 84.0%
2014 Hispanic: 84.2% 84.2%
2015 Hispanic: 73.3% 73.3%
2016 Hispanic: 83.3% 83.3%
2017 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0%
2018 Hispanic: 70.0% 70.0%
2019 Hispanic: 92.5% 92.5%
2020 Hispanic: 86.7% 86.7%
2021 Hispanic: 84.0% 84.0%
2022 Hispanic: 96.9% 96.9%
2023 Hispanic: 90.9% 90.9%
2024 Hispanic: 84.6% 84.6%
2011 White: 89.0% 89.0%
2012 White: 92.6% 92.6%
2013 White: 87.7% 87.7%
2014 White: 90.3% 90.3%
2015 White: 88.6% 88.6%
2016 White: 87.4% 87.4%
2017 White: 87.2% 87.2%
2018 White: 86.6% 86.6%
2019 White: 88.1% 88.1%
2020 White: 84.6% 84.6%
2021 White: 86.1% 86.1%
2022 White: 89.2% 89.2%
2023 White: 91.1% 91.1%
2024 White: 88.1% 88.1%
2011 International: 94.9% 94.9%
2012 International: 90.0% 90.0%
2013 International: 80.4% 80.4%
2014 International: 93.5% 93.5%
2015 International: 91.7% 91.7%
2016 International: 85.2% 85.2%
2017 International: 93.5% 93.5%
2018 International: 83.1% 83.1%
2019 International: 90.8% 90.8%
2020 International: 87.0% 87.0%
2021 International: 86.1% 86.1%
2022 International: 88.7% 88.7%
2023 International: 86.5% 86.5%
2024 International: 91.9% 91.9%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
46.1%
209
36% / 64%
12%
$57,454
12
97%
Life & Natural Sciences
16.8%
76
37% / 63%
16%
$76,269
61
93%
Computer Science
13.5%
61
75% / 25%
43%
$130,074
99
100%
Physical Sciences & Math
11.5%
52
56% / 44%
33%
$84,924
77
—
Business & Economics
10.2%
46
61% / 39%
37%
$83,468
75
97%
Arts
2.0%
9
11% / 89%
22%
$31,501
1
94%
Research
R3
⇅
Humanities & Social Sciences
$3.8M
#221
3%
$0
—
—
—
—
Physical Sciences & Math
$1.4M
#316
23%
$0
—
—
—
—
Computer Science
$0.8M
#238
22%
$0
—
—
—
—
Life & Natural Sciences
$0.4M
#416
7%
$0
—
—
—
—
Business & Economics
$0.3M
#272
0%
$0.0M
—
—
—
—
Education
$0.1M
#377
0%
$0
—
—
—
—
Agriculture & Food Science
$0
#318
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Engineering
$0
#449
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
$0
#441
—
$0
—
—
—
—
Total
$6.8M
#346
9%
$0.0M
—
—
—
—
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.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
14%
Yield (Unbound)
14%
Early Decision 1
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Early Decision 2
Jan 15
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
12%
12%
12%
Early Decision
34%
34%
34%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
12%
24%
36%
48%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 44.8% 44.8%
2012 Acceptance: 32.0% 32.0%
2013 Acceptance: 35.1% 35.1%
2014 Acceptance: 28.0% 28.0%
2015 Acceptance: 24.9% 24.9%
2016 Acceptance: 20.2% 20.2%
2017 Acceptance: 28.9% 28.9%
2018 Acceptance: 24.4% 24.4%
2019 Acceptance: 23.1% 23.1%
2020 Acceptance: 19.2% 19.2%
2021 Acceptance: 10.5% 10.5%
2022 Acceptance: 10.8% 10.8%
2023 Acceptance: 12.7% 12.7%
2024 Acceptance: 14.5% 14.5%
2011 Yield: 33.7% 33.7%
2012 Yield: 30.5% 30.5%
2013 Yield: 30.3% 30.3%
2014 Yield: 25.6% 25.6%
2015 Yield: 27.7% 27.7%
2016 Yield: 27.8% 27.8%
2017 Yield: 26.5% 26.5%
2018 Yield: 25.8% 25.8%
2019 Yield: 24.9% 24.9%
2020 Yield: 23.3% 23.3%
2021 Yield: 42.5% 42.5%
2022 Yield: 40.6% 40.6%
2023 Yield: 36.1% 36.1%
2024 Yield: 30.9% 30.9%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,969 2,969
2012 Applicants: 4,554 4,554
2013 Applicants: 3,979 3,979
2014 Applicants: 6,058 6,058
2015 Applicants: 6,414 6,414
2016 Applicants: 7,370 7,370
2017 Applicants: 5,850 5,850
2018 Applicants: 7,349 7,349
2019 Applicants: 8,004 8,004
2020 Applicants: 8,137 8,137
2021 Applicants: 10,513 10,513
2022 Applicants: 9,997 9,997
2023 Applicants: 9,988 9,988
2024 Applicants: 9,758 9,758
2011 Admitted: 1,330 1,330
2012 Admitted: 1,458 1,458
2013 Admitted: 1,395 1,395
2014 Admitted: 1,697 1,697
2015 Admitted: 1,598 1,598
2016 Admitted: 1,488 1,488
2017 Admitted: 1,689 1,689
2018 Admitted: 1,792 1,792
2019 Admitted: 1,847 1,847
2020 Admitted: 1,566 1,566
2021 Admitted: 1,108 1,108
2022 Admitted: 1,076 1,076
2023 Admitted: 1,266 1,266
2024 Admitted: 1,416 1,416
2011 Enrolled: 448 448
2012 Enrolled: 444 444
2013 Enrolled: 423 423
2014 Enrolled: 435 435
2015 Enrolled: 442 442
2016 Enrolled: 414 414
2017 Enrolled: 447 447
2018 Enrolled: 463 463
2019 Enrolled: 460 460
2020 Enrolled: 365 365
2021 Enrolled: 471 471
2022 Enrolled: 437 437
2023 Enrolled: 457 457
2024 Enrolled: 438 438
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
50%
SAT Range
1410
–
1540
SAT Math Range
710
–
790
SAT RW Range
700
–
750
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 1210 1210
2012 25th: 1280 1280
2013 25th: 1250 1250
2014 25th: 1290 1290
2015 25th: 1300 1300
2016 25th: 1320 1320
2017 25th: 1310 1310
2018 25th: 1370 1370
2019 25th: 1370 1370
2020 25th: 1353 1353
2021 25th: 1370 1370
2022 25th: 1380 1380
2023 25th: 1418 1418
2024 25th: 1410 1410
2011 75th: 1430 1430
2012 75th: 1500 1500
2013 75th: 1500 1500
2014 75th: 1500 1500
2015 75th: 1510 1510
2016 75th: 1530 1530
2017 75th: 1510 1510
2018 75th: 1530 1530
2019 75th: 1530 1530
2020 75th: 1538 1538
2021 75th: 1530 1530
2022 75th: 1530 1530
2023 75th: 1550 1550
2024 75th: 1540 1540
SAT Math
600
650
700
750
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 610 610
2012 25th: 650 650
2013 25th: 630 630
2014 25th: 660 660
2015 25th: 660 660
2016 25th: 680 680
2017 25th: 670 670
2018 25th: 700 700
2019 25th: 700 700
2020 25th: 683 683
2021 25th: 700 700
2022 25th: 700 700
2023 25th: 720 720
2024 25th: 710 710
2011 75th: 710 710
2012 75th: 750 750
2013 75th: 770 770
2014 75th: 760 760
2015 75th: 770 770
2016 75th: 780 780
2017 75th: 770 770
2018 75th: 785 785
2019 75th: 790 790
2020 75th: 788 788
2021 75th: 780 780
2022 75th: 780 780
2023 75th: 790 790
2024 75th: 790 790
SAT Reading & Writing
600
650
700
750
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 600 600
2012 25th: 630 630
2013 25th: 620 620
2014 25th: 630 630
2015 25th: 640 640
2016 25th: 640 640
2017 25th: 640 640
2018 25th: 670 670
2019 25th: 670 670
2020 25th: 670 670
2021 25th: 670 670
2022 25th: 680 680
2023 25th: 698 698
2024 25th: 700 700
2011 75th: 720 720
2012 75th: 750 750
2013 75th: 730 730
2014 75th: 740 740
2015 75th: 740 740
2016 75th: 750 750
2017 75th: 740 740
2018 75th: 745 745
2019 75th: 740 740
2020 75th: 750 750
2021 75th: 750 750
2022 75th: 750 750
2023 75th: 760 760
2024 75th: 750 750
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 62.0% 62.0%
2022 Submitted: 55.0% 55.0%
2023 Submitted: 51.0% 51.0%
2024 Submitted: 50.0% 50.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
