ISU vs Grinnell College

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

ISU is a public and Grinnell College is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Grinnell College has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,862) than ISU ($27,683).
It is harder to admit to Grinnell College than ISU.
Grinnell College has a higher submitted SAT score (1,240) than ISU (1,240).
Grinnell College has higher submitted ACT score (24) than ISU (24).
ISU has more students with 29,969 students while Grinnell College has 1,759 students.
Grinnell College has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while ISU's ratio is 18 to 1.
ISU has more full-time faculties with 1,519 faculties while Grinnell College has 202 full-time faculties.

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

ISU	vs.	Grinnell College
Ames, Iowa	Location	Grinnell, Iowa
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences
In-State$10,497 Out-Of-State$27,683	2024 Tuition & Fees	$64,862
79%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$9,461	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,476

89.00 %	Acceptance Rates	13.00 %
29.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	35.98 %
1,240	SAT Score	1,490
24	ACT Score	33
74 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	93 %
29,969	Student Population	1,759
1,519	Number of Faculties	202
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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