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Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA · Private · Town (remote)

Private institution in Grinnell, IA · 1,705 undergraduates · 13% acceptance rate · $62,830 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$15,608726th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$64,8621,986th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$64,8621,986th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$79,2281,886th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,500426th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,830443rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,004592nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
87.5%112th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
93.1%167th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
12.7%48th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
148648th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3258th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,7051,036th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.9%1,844th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 218 mi (MSP)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 31 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$79,284$91,744
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$50,606$52,941
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$39,369$39,369
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$37,208$34,704
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$33,281$31,799
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$33,281$29,141
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$31,851$26,353
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$29,685$33,993
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$28,960$19,227
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors$28,598$21,052
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$23,579$21,508
Historybachelors$23,351$29,685

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Grinnell College’s 1,705 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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