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Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA · Private (nonprofit) · 1,729 students · mostly bachelor degrees
34th-cheapest of 68 Iowa colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$17,648
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$83,440
Graduation rate
88%
Admission rate
15%
Median graduate earnings
$62,830
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$17,500
Average SAT
1486
Median ACT
32
Pell grant recipients
18%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
31 programsEconometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$110,724Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree62 grads/yr$109,892Political Economy · Bachelor's Degree40 grads/yr$68,518General Studies · Bachelor's Degree$59,638Behavioral Neuroscience · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$57,752Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree43 grads/yr$56,275French Language and Literature · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$54,983Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$54,703Biochemistry · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$53,105English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$36,854
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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