	Grinnell College 2016 University Academic Rankings
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. known for its rigorous academics and tradition of social responsibility. It was founded in 1846, when a group of New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College. In its 2016 edition of "America's Best Colleges", U.S. News & World Report ranked Grinnell tied for 19th among all liberal arts colleges in the United States, and tied for highest economic diversity as measured by low-income students receiving federal Pell Grants. History In 1843, eleven Congregational ministers, all of whom trained at Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, set out to proselytize on the frontier. Each man pledged to gather a church and together the group or band would seek to establish a college. When the group arrived in Iowa later that year, each selected a different town in which to establish a congregation. In 1846, they collectively established Iowa College in Davenport. A few months later, Iowa joined the Union. The first 25 years of Grinnell's history saw a change in name and location. Iowa College moved farther west from Davenport, Iowa, to the town of Grinnell and unofficially adopted the name of its benefactor: an abolitionist minister, Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, to whom journalist Horace Greeley supposedly wrote "Go West, young man, go West." However, Greeley vehemently denied ever saying this to Grinnell, or to anyone. The name of the corporation "The Trustees of Iowa College" remained, but in 1909 the name "Grinnell College" was adopted by the trustees for the institution. In its early years, the College experienced setbacks. Although two students received bachelor of arts degrees in 1854 (the first to be granted by a college west of the Mississippi River), within 10 years the Civil War had claimed most of Grinnell's students and professors. In the decade following the war, growth resumed: women were officially admitted as candidates for degrees, and the curriculum was enlarged to include then-new areas of academic studies, such as natural sciences with laboratory work. In 1882, Grinnell College was struck by a tornado - then called a cyclone, after which the college yearbook was named. The storm devastated the campus and destroyed both College buildings. Rebuilding began immediately, and the determination to expand wasn't limited to architecture: the curriculum was again extended to include departments in political science (the first in the United States) and modern languages. Grinnell became known as the center of the Social Gospel reform movement, as Robert Handy writes, "The movement centered on the campus of Iowa (now Grinnell) College. Its leading figures were Professor George D. Herron and President George A. Gates". Other firsts pointed to the lighter side of college life: the first intercollegiate football and baseball games west of the Mississippi were played in Grinnell, and the home teams won. As the 20th century began, Grinnell established a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, introduced the departmental "major" system of study, began Grinnell-in-China (an educational mission that lasted until the Japanese invasion and resumed in 1987), and built a women's residence hall system that became a national model. The social consciousness fostered at Grinnell during these years became evident during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, when Grinnell graduates Harry Hopkins '12, Chester Davis '11, Paul Appleby '13, Hallie Flanagan '11, and Florence Kerr '12 became influential New Deal administrators. Concern with social issues, educational innovation, and individual expression continue to shape Grinnell. As an example, the school's "5th year travel-service program," preceded the establishment of the Peace Corps by many years. Other recent innovations include first-year tu ... [more on wikipedia]

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Grinnell College Details

Grinnell College Details
detail	value
state	Iowa
conference	Midwest Conference
public	Private
scores	2050/1367/31
level	Excellent
rank	[114
overall ROI rank	[123
size	small
undergrads	1734
grads	0
price	59317
drop	11
stem	28
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Grinnell College?

1. number 114 for Academics.

2. number 123 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Grinnell College?

1. Colby College

2. Whitman College

3. Rhodes College

4. Colorado College

5. Lewis & Clark College

6. Reed College

7. Union College

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Grinnell College National Academic Rankings

Grinnell College National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	114	48	37	209	148	153	159	134	123
All	92	45	37	99	95	82	82	67	90
All Nonivy	88	39	30	98	93	79	79	63	87
Private	62	46	34	87	71	53	53	59	59
Stem Low	69	28	30	94	76	80	80	75	84
Mid West Region	21	8	6	59	23	42	42	67	42
State of Iowa	2	1	1	4	3	3	3	5	4
Top Ten Top250	114	48	37	209	148	153	159	134	123
Top Ten State of Iowa	2	1	1	4	3	3	3	4	4

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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Grinnell College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Grinnell College

Grinnell College Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Grinnell College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
86.26	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
85.76	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
85.69	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
85.64	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
85.31	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
85.28	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
85.16	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
85.03	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	137	205
84.72	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
84.62	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
79.82	St Mary's College of Maryland	Maryland	Capital Athletic Conference	Public	Good	275	409
79.68	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
79.26	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
78.98	The College of Wooster	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Good	277	317
78.95	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
78.95	Kalamazoo College	Michigan	Michigan Intercollegiate Athle...	Private	Good	285	415
78.91	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
78.49	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
78.34	Beloit College	Wisconsin	Midwest Conference	Private	Good	250	233
77.92	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
77.14	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
76.58	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
75.42	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
75.18	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
74.96	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
74.37	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
74.20	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
74.03	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
73.97	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
73.74	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
73.72	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
73.71	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
73.68	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
73.67	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
70.92	Union University	Tennessee	Gulf South Conference	Private	Good	225	213
70.48	Earlham College	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Good	235	249
70.00	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
69.36	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
68.90	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
68.81	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
68.78	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
68.68	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
68.49	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
68.43	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
68.41	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
68.38	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
68.35	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
68.23	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
68.09	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
68.04	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12

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Grinnell College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Grinnell College

Grinnell College Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Grinnell College
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.08	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
97.87	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
97.08	Barnard College	New York	Ivy League	Private	Excellent	104	176
96.76	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
96.14	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
96.00	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
94.96	Scripps College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	127	204
94.29	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
92.61	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Empire Eight	Private	Excellent	99	43
91.93	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
91.55	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
91.02	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
90.66	American University	Washington DC	Patriot League	Private	Good	113	180
90.42	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
89.66	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
86.24	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
86.23	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
83.78	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
82.69	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
81.39	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
81.33	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
79.90	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	AboveAverage	146	58
79.39	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
78.05	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
77.53	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
77.39	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
76.67	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
75.61	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
74.25	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
73.17	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
70.91	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
70.80	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74

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