Grinnell, IA · CDS 2024–2025 · Town: Remote · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
| Total all undergraduates | 1,788 | |
| Total all graduate | 0 | |
| Grand total all students | 1,788 |
| Total applicants | 9,758 | |
| Total admitted | 1,416 | |
| Total enrolled | 438 | |
| Overall admit rate | 14.5% | |
| Admit rate — women | 16.4% | |
| Admit rate — men | 12.6% | |
| Yield rate | 30.9% |
| Offers Early Decision plan? | Yes | |
| ED closing date | 5-Nov | |
| ED notification date | 15-Dec | |
| # admitted under ED plan | 283 | |
| Offers Early Action plan? | No | |
| EA closing date | — | — |
| EA notification date | — | — |
| Restrictive Early Action? | — | — |
| % submitting SAT | 29.0% | |
| % submitting ACT | 21.0% | |
| SAT EBRW 25th %ile | 700 | |
| SAT EBRW 75th %ile | 750 | |
| SAT Math 25th %ile | 710 | |
| SAT Math 75th %ile | 790 | |
| ACT Comp 25th %ile | 31 | |
| ACT Comp 75th %ile | 34 | |
| % in top 10% of HS class | 56.2% | |
| % in top 25% of HS class | 31.4% |
| Tuition — in-state | $71,788 | |
| Tuition — out-of-state | $71,788 | |
| Required fees | $558 | |
| Room and board | $17,348 | |
| Total cost — in-state | $89,694 | |
| Total cost — out-of-state | $89,694 |
| Avg need-based grant | $63,391 | |
| Avg % of need met | 100.0% | |
| % with 100% of need met | — | — |
| Avg merit grant (no need) | — | — |
| Avg loan debt at graduation | — | — |
| # offered place on waitlist | 2,021 | |
| # admitted from waitlist | 36 | |
| Waitlist admit rate | 3.0% | |
| Transfer applicants (total) | 90 | |
| Transfer admit rate | 18.9% |
| Student-faculty ratio | 9:1 | |
| % faculty full-time | — | — |
Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.
| Admit rate (Scorecard) | 14.5% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Average net price (public) | — | — |
| Average net price (private) | $17,648 | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| Completion rate (200% of expected time) | 88.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200) |
| Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time) | 87.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS) |
| First-year retention rate | 92.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT) |
| Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing | $58,955 | Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars |
| % receiving a Pell Grant | 18.0% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| % receiving a federal loan | 12.6% | Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS) |
| Paid in full | 28.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Making progress | 35.8% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Not making progress | 9.2% | Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019 |
| Discharged | — | — |
| Defaulted | — | — |
| % part-time | 0.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 48.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 4.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 8.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 9.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 6.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 21.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 0.9% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % women | 50.2% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % men | 49.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % white | 66.7% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Black | 5.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 6.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Asian | 11.3% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.0% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % two or more races | 2.8% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % nonresident/international | 5.6% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
| % race/ethnicity unknown | 1.4% | Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 |
% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.
| Social Sciences | 28.9% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 16.8% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 13.5% |
| Psychology | 8.8% |
| Physical Sciences | 7.3% |
| English Language And Literature/Letters | 4.6% |
| Mathematics And Statistics | 4.2% |
| Philosophy And Religious Studies | 3.5% |