Grinnell College vs UI

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

Grinnell College is a private (not-for-profit) and UI is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Grinnell College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,862) than UI ($32,927).
It is harder to admit to Grinnell College than UI.
Grinnell College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,490) than UI (1,220).
Grinnell College has higher submitted ACT score (33) than UI (25).
UI has more students with 30,015 students while Grinnell College has 1,759 students.
Grinnell College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while UI's ratio is 16 to 1.
UI has more full-time faculties with 2,485 faculties while Grinnell College has 202 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Grinnell College and University of Iowa.

Grinnell College	vs.	UI
Grinnell, Iowa	Location	Iowa City, Iowa
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$64,862	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$10,964 Out-Of-State$32,927
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$43,476	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$10,058

12.68 %	Acceptance Rates	84.67 %
36.10 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.29 %
1,490	SAT Score	1,220
33	ACT Score	25
88 %	Graduation Rate	73 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
93 %	Retention Rate	89 %
1,759	Student Population	30,015
202	Number of Faculties	2,485
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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