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Grinnell Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to find out how diverse the typical college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the Grinnell diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

Grinnell Student Population

How Many Students Attend Grinnell College?

Grinnell total enrollment is approximately 1,493 students.

Grinnell Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Grinnell undergraduate population is made up of 53% women, and 47% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Grinnell Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	734
International	281
Hispanic	135
Asian	115
Black or African American	69
Multi-Ethnic	68
Unknown	57
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Grinnell Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	759
International	284
Hispanic	135
Asian	116
Black or African American	70
Multi-Ethnic	69
Unknown	60
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Grinnell College Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	699
Black or African American	31
Asian	28
Multi-Ethnic	6
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Grinnell.

Grinnell Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 796 female students and 697 male students at Grinnell.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Grinnell is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about Grinnell faculty.

There are approximately 457 female teachers and 351 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

Grinnell ranks 64 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

88.27% of Grinnell students come from out of state, and 23.43% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 36 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Illinois	53
Iowa	36
California	29
New York	15
Maryland	12

International Students at Grinnell

Students from 50 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, India, and South Korea.

Learn more about international students at Grinnell.

Average Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Grinnell, 88.79% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	781
20-21	739
22-24	104
25-29	5
30-34	0
35 and over	0
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.