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The acceptance rate of Grinnell College is 10.8%. Total 9,997 students have applied to and 1,076 have accepted to admit. Eventually, 437 students enrolled in Grinnell College (Admission Yield: 40.6%). The average SAT score is 1,480 and the average ACT score is 33.
  • Acceptance Rate: 10.8%
  • Yield: 40.6%
  • SAT Score: 1,480

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Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For academic year 2022-2023, total 9,997 students have applied to Grinnell College. By gender, 4,758 male and 5,104 female students have applied to the school. Among them, 1,076 (450 male and 617 female) students have accepted and 437(194 male and 243 female) have enrolled into Grinnell College for academic year 2022-2023. The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield, also known as enrolment rate at Grinnell College.
2022-2023 Admission Stats at Grinnell College
TotalMenWomen
Applicants9,9974,7585,104
Admitted1,076450617
Enrolled437194243
Acceptance Rate 10.76% 9.46% 12.09%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 40.61% 43.11% 39.38%

SAT/ACT Scores

At Grinnell College, 121 applicants (28% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 119 applicants (27%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score is 1,530 and 25th percentile score is 1,380. For ACT scores, 75th percentile score is 102 and 25th percentile score is 90. The SAT and ACT scores are considered but not required to submit when applying to Grinnell College. The next table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Grinnell College.
2022-2023 Submitted SAT and ACT Scores at Grinnell College
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing680750
SAT Math700780
ACT Composite3134
ACT Math2733
ACT English3235

Offered Degrees at Grinnell

Grinnell College only offers Bachelor's with 1,759 students. Below table summarizes the offered degrees at Grinnell College.
Offered Degrees at Grinnell College
DegreeOffered
1 Year Certificate
2 Year Certificate
Associate
2-4 Year Certificate
Bachelor's
Post-Bachelor Certificate
Master's
Post-Master Certificate
Doctorate (Research)
Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Doctorate (Other)

Accepted Credits at Grinnell

Grinnell College accepts Advanced placement (AP) credits, . Below table summarizes the accepted credits at Grinnell College.
Accepted Credits at Grinnell College
Credit TypeAccepted
Dual Credit
Credit for life experiences
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Credit for military training

Application Checklist

For applying to Grinnell College, 2 items are required to submit. High School Record (or Transcript) and TOEFL are rquired to submit to apply for Grinnell. The next figure shows the application requirement to apply for Grinnell.

High School GPA

Considered But Not Required

High School Rank

Considered But Not Required

High School Record (or Transcript)

Required

Completion of College Preparatory Program

Considered But Not Required

Recommendations

Considered But Not Required

Formal Demonstration of Competencies

Considered But Not Required

Admission Test Scores

Considered But Not Required

TOEFL

Required

Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Considered But Not Required

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