How Student Population Changes at Grinnell

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,702 where 1,759 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.11 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Grinnell than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Grinnell College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,721	791	930
2014-15	1,734 13	787 -4	947 17
2015-16	1,705 -29	771 -16	934 -13
2016-17	1,699 -6	770 -1	929 -5
2017-18	1,712 13	802 32	910 -19
2018-19	1,716 4	788 -14	928 18
2019-20	1,733 17	817 29	916 -12
2020-21	1,493 -240	697 -120	796 -120
2021-22	1,748 255	831 134	917 121
2022-23	1,759 11	835 4	924 7
Average	1,702	789	913

Grinnell College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.76%. The percentage was 57.23% 10 years ago and Grinnell still has a high percentage of white students. 7.33% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.43% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Grinnell College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	3	126	98	140	0	985	71
2014-15	3	128	100	134	0	1,004	74
2015-16	2	125	96	125	0	961	82
2016-17	1	130	98	127	0	876	77
2017-18	0	129	100	119	0	870	75
2018-19	0	132	89	128	0	860	87
2019-20	0	131	78	136	0	869	76
2020-21	0	116	70	135	0	759	69
2021-22	0	133	73	133	0	901	86
2022-23	2	129	78	145	0	928	84
Average	1	128	88	132	0	901	78

Grinnell College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Grinnell

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

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