| Location: | Midwest |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Size: | Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Pioneers |
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, United States with a strong tradition of social activism. It was founded in 1846, when a group of transplanted New England Congregationalists formed the Trustees of Iowa College. It is ranked eleventh of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation by US News & World Report, and received the "Best All-Around" college rating from Newsweek magazine in 2004. Until recently, the estimated value of Grinnell's endowment was the highest among liberal arts colleges; as of 2007 it had the third-largest endowment among them. Grinnell additionally has the sixth highest endowment per student of all colleges and universities in the United States.
In 1843 eleven Congregational ministers, all of whom trained at Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, set out to proselytize on the frontier. Each man pledged to gather a church and together the group or band would seek to establish a college. When the group arrived in Iowa later that year, each selected a different town in which to establish a congregation. In 1846 they collectively established Iowa College in Davenport. A few months later, Iowa joined the Union.
The first 25 years of Grinnell's history saw a change in name and location. Iowa College moved farther west from Davenport, Iowa, to the town of Grinnell and unofficially adopted the name of its new benefactor: an abolitionist minister, Josiah Bushnell Grinnell. The name of the corporation "The Trustees of Iowa College" remained, but in 1909 the name "Grinnell College" was adopted by the trustees for the institution itself.
In its early years, the College experienced setbacks. Although two students received bachelor of arts degrees in 1854 (the first to be granted by a college west of the Mississippi River), within 10 years the Civil War had claimed most of Grinnell's students and professors. In the decade following the war, growth resumed: women were officially admitted as candidates for degrees, and the curriculum was enlarged to include then-new areas of academic studies, such as natural sciences with laboratory work.
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| Percent of Students International: | 10% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 80% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Football (Midwest Conference) Basketball (Midwest Conference) Baseball (Midwest Conference) Track (Midwest Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 27,060 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 444 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,596 | 14% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 2,953 | 39% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 13,925 | 90% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,651 | 52% | |
Any Aid: |
93% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 51% (Highly Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 60% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 640, Math: 650 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 760, Math: 730 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 39% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 28, Verbal: 27, Math: 27 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 32, Verbal: 34, Math: 32 |
| Application Fee: | $ 30.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Required |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Question:
Grinnell college (Iown)?
my brother is really interested in going there next year and i was just wondering if any of you have visited there before or go there or have older sibblings who go there? what's it like? ive heard its kinda in the boonies! but i love their basketball program!
sorry i mean Iowa
14 months ago
Best Answer
Grinnell College is mostly for prospective students who like small college towns that are pretty much secluded from the rest of the world. At Grinnell College, the student body is so small that teachers know most students by name and hold their hands on occasions.
I hope this helps.
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which university should I choose?
I'm an international student who intends to study English.. I have six choices to choose three from them. The options are: Colorado college, college of saint scholastica, lawrence university, university of missouri, Lynn university and grinnell.
22 months ago
Best Answer
I think all of these are respectable schools, but probably the one with the best academic reputation is Grinnell. However, I am not sure that Grinnell would be the best choice for a foreign student. The school is good, and I think the students there would be friendly, but it is quite small and it is located in a small town in a VERY remote, rural area. If I was a foreign student coming to the USA, I would like to be somewhere a little more central, a little easier to get around and visit some of the rest of the USA.
You need to study a map and check out where the schools are and what kind of place they are in, and how large the student population is, how many other foreign students are there.
Any one of these schools can teach you what you need for an English degree, but the type of place the school is in, and what the school is like, could make a big difference in how happy you are there!
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