Grinnell College
IA · Private · Midwest · Liberal arts college · Top 25 tier · 1,729 undergraduates (small)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
How much of the class comes from ED
~65% of enrolled freshmen were admitted through Early Decision.
This is a share of the freshman class, not an admit rate.
† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
Admission rates
ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
How to send scores
Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment
School’s words: “All enrolling students who applied with a self-reported test score will be required to submit an official test score prior to arriving on campus.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2024. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | ED share of class | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 ↗ | 1,847 | 23.1% | 56.6% | Not reported | 100% | 55% | 45% | 1398-1510 | 31-34 | ||
| 2020-21 ↗ | 716 | 8.8% | 39.1% | Not reported | 100% | 49% | 51% | 1383-1500 | 30-34 | ||
| 2021-22 ↗ | 1,108 | 10.5% | 57.7% | 61% | 62% | 29% | 33% | 1390-1510 | 30-34 | ||
| 2022-23 ↗ | 1,076 | 10.8% | 52.8% | Not reported | 55% | 28% | 27% | 1410-1520 | 31-34 | ||
| 2023-24 ↗ | 1,266 | 12.7% | 40.8% | Not reported | 51% | 30% | 21% | 1440-1530 | 31-34 | ||
| 2024-25 ↗ | 1,416 | 14.5% | 34.2% | 65% | 50% | 29% | 21% | 1430-1520 | 31-34 | ||
| 2025-26 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2024: 3%
- 2023: 0.3%
- 2022: 4%
- 2021: 2%
- 2020: 2%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- No CDS found CDS not available2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Test-optional2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2023 Not reported2022-23 CDS
- Fall 2023 Required2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Required2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS
From the school's website
Figures from the school’s own pages that add to its Common Data Set. Each links its source.
Grinnell reports more than 9,300 applicants, 16% admitted and 421 enrolled; about half of admitted students submitted scores. No score range is published. The Common Data Set on this page is 2024-25, the year before.