Grinnell Comparisons

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Grinnell, IA
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Compare with Iowa Public Colleges

Compare with Iowa Public Colleges for Grinnell College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$57,319 lower in-state tuition	74% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$56,823 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	$58,170 lower in-state tuition	78% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Iowa Private Colleges

Compare with Iowa Private Colleges for Grinnell College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Drake University Des Moines, IA	$15,976 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$15,986 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Grinnell College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$56,503 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$58,114 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$52,102 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$53,768 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$50,892 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$58,268 lower in-state tuition	69% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Missouri Kansas City Kansas City, MO	$55,519 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	$53,122 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Rochester Rochester, MN	$53,090 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO	$59,146 lower in-state tuition	82% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota State University Madison, SD	$58,452 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Grinnell College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$2,556 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$216 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$3,081 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$14,396 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$2,316 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$16,936 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$22,560 lower in-state tuition	72% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$19,250 lower in-state tuition	65% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$786 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$9,036 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$8,346 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$12,346 lower in-state tuition	60% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$15,720 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$2 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$13,708 lower in-state tuition	70% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$9,457 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$17,626 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$22,654 lower in-state tuition	67% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	$18,102 lower in-state tuition	73% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$7,220 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$11,704 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD	$27,946 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$11,124 lower in-state tuition	49% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$33,856 lower in-state tuition	57% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Benedictine College Atchison, KS	$31,756 lower in-state tuition	83% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$10,203 lower in-state tuition	56% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD	$34,316 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Grinnell College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$3,696 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$5,418 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$2,208 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$2,686 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$2,924 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$2,374 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$2,708 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$1,832 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$2,612 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$14,430 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$454 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$740 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$61 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$816 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$2,582 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$1,244 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$507 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$1,494 higher in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$930 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$506 lower in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$126 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$42,248 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$2,156 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$1,106 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$854 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$3,414 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$10,996 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$4,056 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$274 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$29,378 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$933 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$2,186 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$2,928 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$1,708 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$1,088 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bates College Lewiston, ME	$1,516 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$328 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Connecticut College New London, CT	$864 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$21,286 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$24,186 lower in-state tuition	85% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$749 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$34,917 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$4,892 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=153384.

Last updated: August 2026