Grinnell College

1115 8th Ave

Grinnell, IA 50112

Founded in 1846, Grinnell College is an undergraduate, private, four-year, coeducational residential college that seeks to develop in students both analytical and imaginative thinking in the liberal arts. The College’s primary mission is to provide students with a broad, deep, and life-enhancing education that fosters professional success, personal growth, and social responsibility.

Grinnell offers an exceptional, rigorous, comprehensive, and opportunity-rich educational experience that has, at its heart, one-on-one interactions of students, faculty, alumni, and staff. As a result, Grinnell College is consistently ranked among the top selective liberal arts colleges in the United States. Additionally, it ranks in the top ten among all colleges and universities in endowment resources per student and the top twenty in alumni gifts per student. Its 1,400 students come from all 50 states and 55 foreign countries.

Full time employees: ~680