Grinnell College vs Northwestern College

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Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Grinnell College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,862) than Northwestern College ($35,300).
It is harder to admit to Grinnell College than Northwestern College.
Grinnell College has more students with 1,759 students while Northwestern College has 1,651 students.
Grinnell College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Northwestern College's ratio is 15 to 1.
Grinnell College has more full-time faculties with 202 faculties while Northwestern College has 78 full-time faculties.

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

Grinnell College	vs.	Northwestern College
Grinnell, Iowa	Location	Orange City, 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 (medium programs)
$64,862	2024 Tuition & Fees	$35,300
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	95%
$43,476	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$23,129

13.00 %	Acceptance Rates	87.01 %
35.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	27.96 %
1,490	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	-
88 %	Graduation Rate	62 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	9 %
93 %	Retention Rate	78 %
1,759	Student Population	1,651
202	Number of Faculties	78
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	15 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, Placement services

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