Grinnell College Admissions

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Grinnell College has an acceptance rate of 11% . Of those admitted, 41% go on to enroll. The application fee is $- .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $-
  • Number of Applicants: 9,997
  • Percent Admitted: 11%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 41%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 9,997 4,758 5,104
Percent admitted 11% 9% 12%
Percent admitted who enrolled 41% 43% 39%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

Grinnell College Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA       ✔
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations       ✔
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)       ✔
TOEFL (if applicable) ✔      

Grinnell College Test Scores

Grinnell College SAT Scores

SAT Range 1380 – 1530
SAT Average 1455
SAT 25th Percentile 1380
SAT 75th Percentile 1530

Grinnell College ACT Scores

ACT Range 31 – 34
ACT Average 33
ACT 25th Percentile 31
ACT 75th Percentile 34

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.