Grinnell College vs Grand View University

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Grinnell College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,862) than Grand View University ($33,450).
It is harder to admit to Grinnell College than Grand View University.
Grand View University has more students with 1,827 students while Grinnell College has 1,759 students.
Grinnell College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Grand View University's ratio is 12 to 1.
Grinnell College has more full-time faculties with 202 faculties while Grand View University has 89 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Grinnell College and Grand View University.

Grinnell College	vs.	Grand View University
Grinnell, Iowa	Location	Des Moines, Iowa
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Master's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
$64,862	2024 Tuition & Fees	$33,450
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$43,476	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,536

13.00 %	Acceptance Rates	98.02 %
35.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.02 %
1,490	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
93 %	Retention Rate	69 %
1,759	Student Population	1,827
202	Number of Faculties	89
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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