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Grinnell College Common Data Set 2024-25
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Acceptance rate
14.5%
1,416 of 9,758
Early decision rate
34.2%
Non-ED pool: 12.7%
SAT middle 50%
1430–1520
ACT middle 50%
31–34
Who got into Grinnell College: GPA and SAT of reported applicants
Accepted 48Waitlisted 37Rejected 13Preview
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GPA and SAT of 98 reported applicants, accepted vs. rejected.
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| AppliedC1 | 9,758 |
| AdmittedC1 | 1,416 |
| EnrolledC1 | 438 |
| YieldC1 | 30.9% |
| Early decisionC21 | 283 of 828 (34.2%) |
| Early actionC22 | Not offered |
Waitlist
| Offered a placeC2 | 2,021 |
| Accepted a placeC2 | 1,180 |
| Admitted from waitlistC2 | 36 |
| Odds if you stay on the listC2 | 3.1% |
Test scores and GPA
| Submitted SATC9 | 29% |
| Submitted ACTC9 | 21% |
| SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9 | 700–750 |
| SAT Math (25th–75th)C9 | 710–790 |
| Average high school GPAC12 | — |
| GPA of 4.0C11 | — |
| GPA 3.75–3.99C11 | — |
| GPA 3.50–3.74C11 | — |
| GPA below 3.50C11 | — |
Cost and financial aid
| TuitionG1 | $71,788 |
| Required feesG1 | $558 |
| Food and housingG1 | $17,348 |
| Need fully met (first-years)H2 | — |
| Average % of need metH2 | 100% |
| Average need-based packageH2 | $67,476 |
| Average need-based grantH2 | $64,543 |
What admissions looks at
- Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
- Class rankVery important
- Academic GPAImportant
- Standardized test scoresImportant
- Application essayImportant
- Recommendation(s)Very important
- InterviewConsidered
- Extracurricular activitiesImportant
- Talent/abilityImportant
- Character/personal qualitiesConsidered
- First generationConsidered
- Alumni/ae relationConsidered
- Geographical residenceConsidered
- State residencyConsidered
- Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
- Volunteer workConsidered
- Work experienceConsidered
- Level of applicant's interestConsidered
From item C7.
Outcomes
| UndergraduatesB1 | 1,788 |
| First-year retentionB22 | 93% |
| 4-year graduation rateB | — |
| 6-year graduation rateB | 88% |
Notes on this filing
- Year set to 2024-25 (Fall 2024 enrollment and admissions); cost items G1 are for 2025-26.
- C8F clarification is blank; test policy taken from C802 (Not required for admission, but considered if submitted).
- C911 and C918 show 'Total should = 100%' as 10000.00%; the printed component percentages (80.6+18.6+0.8 and 81.4+16.3+2.3) do sum to 100, so the total cell appears to be a formatting error.
- C1201 average GPA (0.00) and C1202 (0.00%) appear to be unfilled placeholders, so set to null.
- C1101-C1130 GPA range percentages are blank (C1110 and C1120 show 0.00%), so the GPA band fields are null.
- Graduation: 6-year rate taken from B432 (Fall 2018 cohort, 88%). The 4-year rate is not printed; B416/B412 counts (345/463) were not converted, so grad_rate_4yr is null.
- H2 first-time, full-time first-year table has no line h (fully met count), so pct_need_fully_met is null. pct_with_need_awarded_aid is not printed, so it is null (H204/H203 = 298/298 not computed).
- H2 H209 (100) is the first-year percent of need met; H210 ($67,476) and H211 ($64,543) are the first-year averages.
- G1 first-year: room and board is the food and housing figure (G112, $17,348); required fees are G111 ($558); G119 comprehensive fee ($89,694) equals the sum of these.
- Undergraduate total 1,788 from B193/B230; retention rate is B2201 (Fall 2023 cohort to Fall 2024).
- C2 waitlist: all three counts are printed (C202 offered 2021, C203 accepted 1180, C204 admitted 36).
- No residency breakdown provided (C120-C131 blank).
Source: Grinnell College Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.