Grinnell College vs Luther College

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Grinnell College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,862) than Luther College ($50,320).
It is harder to admit to Grinnell College than Luther College.
Grinnell College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than Luther College (1,210).
Grinnell College has higher submitted ACT score (33) than Luther College (26).
Grinnell College has more students with 1,759 students while Luther College has 1,610 students.
Grinnell College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Luther College's ratio is 11 to 1.
Grinnell College has more full-time faculties with 202 faculties while Luther College has 153 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Grinnell College and Luther College.

Grinnell College	vs.	Luther College
Grinnell, Iowa	Location	Decorah, Iowa
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
$64,862	2024 Tuition & Fees	$50,320
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	98%
$43,476	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$35,965

13.00 %	Acceptance Rates	72.99 %
35.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	19.99 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,210
33	ACT Score	26
88 %	Graduation Rate	74 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
93 %	Retention Rate	81 %
1,759	Student Population	1,610
202	Number of Faculties	153
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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