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Colleges similar to Grinnell College

15 schools closest to Grinnell College (Trajecta Score 75) — neighbors in Iowa first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to Grinnell College, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— Grinnell College (this school) Grinnell, IA 15% 1410–1540 $17,648 $63k 75
1 Drake University Moderate Des Moines, IA 64% 1110–1350 $29,127 $72k 58
2 University of Iowa Open Iowa City, IA 84% 1130–1330 $22,531 $65k 56
3 Iowa State University Open Ames, IA 89% 1120–1360 $18,589 $63k 55
4 Luther College Open Decorah, IA 72% 1078–1406 $23,097 $60k 50
5 Emmaus Bible College Moderate Dubuque, IA 60% 1120–1320 $13,186 $43k 49
6 University of Northern Iowa Open Cedar Falls, IA 93% 1020–1280 $15,901 $55k 49
7 University of Maryland-College Park Moderate College Park, MD 45% 1400–1530 $15,678 $83k 75
8 Carleton College Selective Northfield, MN 20% 1450–1560 $25,407 $76k 74
9 The University of Texas at Austin Selective Austin, TX 27% 1250–1510 $19,857 $75k 74
10 Bates College Highly Selective Lewiston, ME 13% 1420–1530 $29,351 $69k 76
11 Wesleyan University Highly Selective Middletown, CT 16% 1415–1540 $30,177 $74k 76
12 United States Merchant Marine Academy Selective Kings Point, NY 34% 1110–1300 $6,174 $91k 74
13 The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Selective New York, NY 21% 1295–1501 $13,269 $84k 76
14 University of California-Davis Moderate Davis, CA 42% — $14,741 $81k 74
15 Wake Forest University Selective Winston-Salem, NC 22% 1410–1520 $28,719 $78k 74

How these are picked: schools in Iowa with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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