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Grinnell College
1210 Park Street, Grinnell, IA 50112 -1690 - View Map View Map
tel: (641)269-4000
School Notes Overview:
Grinnell College is a private, coed, residential, liberal arts college.
School Overview:
 
County Poweshiek County, IA
Title IV Eligible Yes
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level 4 or more years
Institution Control Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate 1,633 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 55 students
Total Enrollment 1,688 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 1,249 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 85 %
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 15 %
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $4,529
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 30%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $4,075
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 84%
% Students Receiving Loans 45%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $5,618
School Notes:
  • Grinnell College has been named one of the 20 best liberal arts colleges in the country for the past nineteen years by U.S. News & World Report. Its student body comes from 50 states and 54 other countries, making Grinnell's 120-acre campus a cosmopolitan haven in the heart of the Midwest.
  • Grinnell College has an attractive 120-acre campus of spectacular academic facilities that include the Noyce Science Center, featured in architectural journals; the new Athletic and Fitness Center; the Joe Rosenfield '25 Student Center; and the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts, designed by Cesar Pelli. The College also owns the 365-acre Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA), located about 14 miles from the campus and used on a regular basis for research and teaching.
  • The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Profile last updated: 12/17/2009.
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