Grinnell College

  • Details

    • Name: Grinnell College
    • Location: Grinnell, IA 50112-1690
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 12.68%
    • Average SAT Scores 1486
    • Four Year Completion Rate 74.27% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 87.47% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 87.3% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    74.3%
    6 Year
    87.5%
    8 Year
    87.3%

  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $79,228 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $64,862 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $64,862 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $14,151 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $17,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $5,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $6,739 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $6,235 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $6,220 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $16,891 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $36,265 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+

  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $49,004 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $45,964 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $58,562 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $54,196 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $62,830 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $70,658
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sociology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,517
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,718
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,468
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,893
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,239
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,880
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $56,661
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $20,499
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data