Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Grinnell College is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.5% of undergraduate students being women and 47.5% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,748, with 917 women and 831 men.
- men 47.5% 831 students
- women 52.5% 917 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 51.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 901 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 7.6% of the student body, with 133 students. Hispanic students represent 7.6% of the population, with 133 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.9%, with 86 students. African American students account for 4.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 73 students.
International students make up 19.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 340 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.7% of the population, totaling 82 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Grinnell College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 51.5% 901 students
- International students 19.5% 340 students
- Asian 7.6% 133 students
- Hispanic 7.6% 133 students
- Mixed race 4.9% 86 students
- Unknown race 4.7% 82 students
- African American 4.2% 73 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 100.0% 4 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- African American 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 46% 800 students
- 18-19 44% 765 students
- 22-24 7% 127 students
- 25-29 0% 3 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Grinnell College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 44 | 12.36% | |
| Illinois | 43 | 12.08% | |
| Iowa | 32 | 8.99% | |
| Minnesota | 28 | 7.87% | |
| Texas | 26 | 7.30% | |
| New York | 16 | 4.49% | |
| Missouri | 15 | 4.21% | |
| Colorado | 13 | 3.65% | |
| Washington | 11 | 3.09% | |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 2.53% | |
| North Carolina | 8 | 2.25% | |
| Indiana | 7 | 1.97% | |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | 1.97% | |
| Virginia | 7 | 1.97% | |
| Maryland | 6 | 1.69% | |
| Nebraska | 6 | 1.69% | |
| Ohio | 6 | 1.69% | |
| Oregon | 6 | 1.69% | |
| Georgia | 5 | 1.40% | |
| New Hampshire | 5 | 1.40% | |
| New Jersey | 5 | 1.40% | |
| Arizona | 4 | 1.12% | |
| Connecticut | 4 | 1.12% | |
| Kansas | 4 | 1.12% | |
| District of Columbia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 1 | less than 1% |
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