Grinnell College vs Simpson 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 Simpson College ($46,212).
It is harder to admit to Grinnell College than Simpson College.
Grinnell College has higher submitted ACT score (33) than Simpson College (31).
Grinnell College has more students with 1,759 students while Simpson College has 1,151 students.
Grinnell College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Simpson College's ratio is 10 to 1.
Grinnell College has more full-time faculties with 202 faculties while Simpson College has 80 full-time faculties.

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

Grinnell College	vs.	Simpson College
Grinnell, Iowa	Location	Indianola, 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	Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields
$64,862	2024 Tuition & Fees	$46,212
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	96%
$43,476	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$33,371

13.00 %	Acceptance Rates	89.00 %
35.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.00 %
1,490	SAT Score	-
33	ACT Score	31
88 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
93 %	Retention Rate	78 %
1,759	Student Population	1,151
202	Number of Faculties	80
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), 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

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