14.5%
1,416 admitted
from 9,758 apps
Applications9,758
Overall admit rate14.5%
Enrolled438 · 30.9% yield
Admitted from waitlist36 of 2,021
Very important factorsClass rank, Recs, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsGPA, Application essay, Extracurriculars, Test scores, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#13
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#1326
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#2826
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#3826
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#4526
NicheBest Colleges in America#11326
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#11626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#15426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceMidwest Conference6
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingIowa colleges4
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
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no application-fee data
Regular decision15-Jan → 1-Apr → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision5-Nov · binding
Early decision 25-Jan
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttps://www.grinnell.edu/admission/apply
Admissions emailadmission@grinnell.edu
Admissions phone641-269-3600
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Carleton College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Carleton College MN · Private (nonprofit)21.8%15001K
Oberlin College OH · Private (nonprofit)33.0%14202K
Macalester College MN · Private (nonprofit)28.1%14202K
Vassar College NY · Private (nonprofit)20.9%14902K
Swarthmore College PA · Private (nonprofit)7.5%15201K
Kenyon College OH · Private (nonprofit)30.1%14302K
Reed College OR · Private (nonprofit)29.2%14101K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.