Division III · Midwest Conference
Grinnell College · Admissions
Grinnell, IA · Town · Private · Liberal arts college · the NCAA Applications Administrators · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
13%
Admitted
of 9,988 applicants
96th
Selectivity percentile
among Division III schools
1418–1550
SAT middle 50%
31–34
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
87%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
1418 – 1550
Your SAT
SAT reading
698 – 760
SAT math
720 – 790
ACT
31 – 34
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants9,988
- Admitted1,298 13%
- Undergraduates1,775
- Women54%
- Graduate within 6 years87%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
Where it ranks
#18Most selectiveof 417 · Division III#21Highest SATof 309 · Division III#31Graduationof 420 · Division III#31Retentionof 420 · Division III#40Class sizeof 420 · Division III#63Most applicantsof 417 · Division III
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