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Grinnell College

Grinnell College
1103 Park St.
Grinnell, IA, 50112

P: 641-269-3600
http://www.grinnell.edu/

Fast Facts

Founded in 1846, Grinnell College is a private, co-educational liberal arts college that seeks to educate its students in the liberal arts through free inquiry and the open exchange of ideas. Grinnell provides a lively academic community of students and teachers of high scholarly qualifications from diverse social and cultural backgrounds. The college aims to graduate women and men who can think clearly, who can speak and write persuasively and eloquently, who can evaluate critically both their own and others' ideas, who can acquire new knowledge and who are prepared to use their knowledge and abilities to serve the common good.

STUDENT PROFILE

# of degree-seeking undergraduates	1,603
% male/female	45/55
% African American	5
% American Indian or Alaska Native	<1
% Asian or Pacific Islander	6
% Hispanic	7
% White	59
% International	12
% Pell grant recipients	22

First-generation and minority alumni: Herbie Hancock '60, musician; Ron Gault '62, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. in South Africa and former member of the Board of Higher Education of New York; Dr. Randy Morgan '65, Lifetime Trustee of Grinnell College and President of University Park Orthopedics in Sarasota, Florida; Irma McLaurin '73, President of Shaw University; Dr. Eric Whitaker '87, Executive Vice President for Strategic Alliances of The University of Chicago Medical Center; David C. White '90, National Executive Director of the Screen Actors Guild

ACADEMICS

full-time faculty	161
full-time minority faculty	28
full-time international faculty	17
student-faculty ratio	9:1
average class size	17
% first-year retention rate	93
% graduation rate	87

Popular majors: Biology, History, English, Political Science, Economics

CAMPUS LIFE

% live on campus

Multicultural student clubs and organizations: African Students Union, Asia and Asian American Association, Asian Median and Culture Club, Chalutzim, Concerned Black Students, International Students Organization, Queer People of color, Student Organization of Latinas/Latinos
Athletics: NCAA Division III, Midwest Conference More on Athletics...

ADMISSIONS

# of applicants	2,845
% accepted	43
# of first-year students enrolled	415
SAT Critical Reading (middle 50%)	610-740
SAT Math (middle 50%)	610-730
SAT Writing (middle 50%)	n/a
ACT (middle 50%)	28-32
average HS GPA	n/a
Deadlines
early decision I	11/15
early decision II	1/1
regular decision	1/15
application fee (online)	$0 ($0)
fee waiver for applicants with financial need	n/a

For more information regarding admissions, please visit Grinnell's Admissions homepage.

COST & AID

tuition	$39,250
room & board	$9,334
total need-based institutional scholarships/grants	$30,009,593
% of students apply for need-based aid	n/a
% of student receive aid	89
% receiving need-based scholarship/grant aid	72
% receiving aid whose need was fully met	100
average aid package	$29,915
average student loan debt upon graduation	$18,578

For more information regarding financial aid, please visit Grinnell's Financial Aid homepage.

When applying for Financial Aid, file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1.

Scholarships
Grinnell has a wide variety of scholarships, need and merit-based. For a complete listing of scholarships, please visit Grinnell's Scholarships homepage.

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