Top 2020 Rankings For Grinnell College
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All 2020 Rankings For Grinnell College
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 99 of 1728 |
| The Plains States | 5 of 190 |
| Iowa | 1 of 34 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 268 of 1483 |
| The Plains States | 61 of 165 |
| Iowa | 12 of 30 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 247 of 1483 |
| The Plains States | 52 of 165 |
| Iowa | 11 of 30 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 679 of 1483 |
| The Plains States | |
| Iowa | 10 of 30 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 54 of 2177 |
| Ethnic | 779 of 2417 |
| Male / Female | 433 of 2418 |
| Location | 64 of 2184 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 186 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 58 of 508 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 112 of 384 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 384 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 96 of 824 |
| Best Value | 127 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 465 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 142 of 1421 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 173 of 890 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 237 |
| Best Value | 10 of 233 |
| Most Popular | 99 of 574 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 575 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 357 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 820 |
| Best Value | 149 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 585 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 295 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 846 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 161 of 601 |
| Best Value | 160 of 575 |
| Most Popular | 465 of 1512 |
| Most Focused | 230 of 1512 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 824 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 85 of 286 |
| Best Value | 60 of 278 |
| Most Popular | 152 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 605 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 360 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 601 |
| Best Value | 76 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 368 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 88 of 1352 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 157 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 63 of 621 |
| Best Value | 57 of 603 |
| Most Popular | 305 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 1266 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 799 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 71 of 341 |
| Best Value | 55 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 170 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 111 of 231 |
| Most Focused | 55 of 231 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 42 of 129 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 59 of 272 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 196 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 352 |
| Best Value | 37 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 181 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 810 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 571 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 50 of 106 |
| Most Focused | 7 of 106 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 98 of 547 |
| Best Value | 77 of 533 |
| Most Popular | 396 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 98 of 1247 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 100 of 579 |
| Best Value | 79 of 565 |
| Most Popular | 396 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | 98 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 205 of 822 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 107 of 471 |
| Best Value | 74 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 231 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 1224 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 179 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 475 |
| Best Value | 44 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 183 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 155 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 495 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 397 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 257 of 528 |
| Most Focused | 219 of 528 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 370 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 191 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 136 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 136 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 139 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 209 of 540 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 70 of 479 |
| Best Value | 60 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 215 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 18 of 1154 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 126 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 435 |
| Best Value | 43 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 160 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 1096 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 164 of 753 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 263 |
| Best Value | 31 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 107 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 719 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 145 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 79 of 835 |
| Best Value | 121 of 809 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 65 of 840 |
| Best Value | 109 of 814 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 98 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 71 of 670 |
| Best Value | 72 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 287 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 32 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 186 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 260 |
| Best Value | 20 of 254 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 19 of 427 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 59 of 418 |
| Best Value | 21 of 410 |
| Most Popular | 188 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 60 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 41 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 89 of 590 |
| Best Value | 72 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 234 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 1082 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 270 of 757 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 82 of 533 |
| Best Value | 70 of 523 |
| Most Popular | 300 of 962 |
| Most Focused | 72 of 963 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 687 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 239 of 640 |
| Best Value | 274 of 626 |
| Most Popular | 629 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | 349 of 1482 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 200 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 377 of 808 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 512 |
| Best Value | 52 of 501 |
| Most Popular | 305 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 85 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 144 of 693 |
Music
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 392 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 128 of 658 |
Veterans
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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General Biology
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Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Science
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English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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Romance Languages
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Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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Physical Sciences
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Chemistry
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Physics
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 231 of 669 |
Anthropology
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Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 182 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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Sociology
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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