Grinnell College

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2022 Undergraduate Tuition

$60,988

4.87% growth from 2021

2022 Average Net Price

$33,467

After Financial Aid

2020 Default Rate

on Student Loans

2022 Acceptance Rate

10.8%

9,997 Applicants

2022 Enrolled Students

1,759

97% Full-Time

2022 Graduation Rate

88.4%

365 Graduates

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The median undergraduate tuition at Grinnell College is $60,988.

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Grinnell College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 254 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Grinnell College is $60,988

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $33,467.

In 2022, 89% of undergraduate students attending Grinnell College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 13% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$60,988

2022 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2022, the cost of tuition at Grinnell College was $60,988.

This chart compares the tuition costs of Grinnell College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$33,467

2022 Value

10.6%

1 Year Growth

In 2022 Grinnell College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $33,467. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Grinnell College grew by 10.6%.

This chart compares the average net price of Grinnell College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$14,350

Room and Board

$900

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Grinnell College was of $14,350 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 3.51% between 2021 and 2022.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $900. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Grinnell College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

89%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

13%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

89% of undergraduate students at Grinnell College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a decline of 11% with respect to 2021, when 100% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Grinnell College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2020 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Grinnell College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 254 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Grinnell College received 9,997 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 4.91% annual growth. Out of those 9,997 applicants, 1,076 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 10.8% acceptance rate.

There were 1,759 students enrolled at Grinnell College in 2022. 28% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Grinnell College has an overall enrollment yield of 40.6%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

10.8%

Acceptance Rate in 2022

1,076

Accepted Out of 9,997

In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Grinnell College was 10.8% (1,076 admissions from 9,997 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 10.5%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants declined by 4.91%, while admissions declined by 2.89%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Grinnell College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

28%

Submission Percentage (2022)

121

Scores Submitted (2022)

28% of enrolled first-time students at Grinnell College in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Grinnell College had a total enrollment of 1,759 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Grinnell College is 1,706 students and the part-time enrollment is 53. This means that 97% of students enrolled at Grinnell College are enrolled full-time.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

97%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Grinnell College in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,759 students. The full-time enrollment at Grinnell College is 1,706 and the part-time enrollment is 53.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Grinnell College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Graduates

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Grinnell College.

Most Common (2022)

Computer Science
56 degrees awarded
Biochemistry
48 degrees awarded
General Mathematics
48 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Grinnell College was Computer Science with 56 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Grinnell College according to their major.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Hispanic or Latino Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2022 at Grinnell College is Male and Hispanic or Latino (100% graduation rate). Across all , Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (73.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 6.03% of graduates (22 students) did not report their race.