Grinnell COLLEGE

Twin Cities Representative:

Location: Grinnell, Iowa

Distance from the Twin Cities: 4 hours 

Total Student Population: 1,700

Undergraduate Population: 1,700

Top Three Academic Programs:

• Computer Science

• Economics

• Biology

Three Unique Characteristics:

• Grinnell College is one of the most globally diverse colleges in the country, with 1/5 of our students being international students (not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident). 

• Greinnell College has an individually-advised curriculum: an open curriculum with just one required class outside a student's major, and a robust advising system that provides students with three advisors from day one: an academic advisor, a career advisor, and a residence life coordinator.

• Grinnell College is the last need-blind small liberal arts college in the Midwest and one of a handful of colleges across the country to meet all admitted students' full demonstrated need without loans.

Admission Requirements: https://www.grinnell.edu/admission