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Grinnell College

Grinnell College
1103 Park Street
Grinnell, IA 50112

Official telephone: (641) 269-4000
Fax number: (641) 269-4800
Website: www.grinnell.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in late August.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: social sciences, biological/life sciences, foreign languages/literatures/linguistics
Majors with the lowest enrollment: interdisciplinary studies, area/ethnic/gender studies, computer/information sciences
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 94%
Student:Faculty ratio: 9:1
Total faculty: 115 men, 94 women
Full-time faculty: 94 men, 77 women
Part-time faculty: 21 men, 17 women
Graduation rate: 86% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, Phi Beta Kappa, internships
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Concentrations offered in American studies, East Asian studies, environmental studies, European studies, global development studies, Latin American studies, linguistics, neuroscience, policy studies, Russian/Central/East European studies, statistics, and technology studies.
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
middle/junior high, secondary
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
engineering, architecture, law
Combined 3-2 programs available:
3-2 programs in architecture, engineering, and law.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: Grinnell-in-Washington, DC. Grinnell-in-London. Chicago Arts Program. ACM Chicago Program. Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture.
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs with Morehouse Coll and Spelman Coll.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tanzania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Anthropology
  • Art History
  • Biological Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Chinese
  • Classics
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • English
  • French
  • Gender/Women's/Sexuality Studies
  • General Science
  • German
  • History
  • Independent Major
  • Mathematics/Statistics
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Russian
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Studio Art
  • Theatre/Dance

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
acceptable scores vary by test.

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