Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa · Private, nonprofit
Of 12 assessed programs, 9 leave graduates out-earning a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 19 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $9,970 |
| $30k to $48k | $7,789 |
| $48k to $75k | $9,669 |
| $75k to $110k | $19,348 |
| $110k and up | $37,725 |
| All families (average) | $17,648 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
12 of 31 programs could be assessed 39% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $109,892 | +$72,762 | clears the bar | $16,125 | 0.2 yrs | 56 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,105 | +$15,975 | clears the bar | $16,549 | 1.0 yrs | 48 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $110,724 | +$73,594 | clears the bar | $16,500 | 0.2 yrs | 46 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,275 | +$19,145 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.9 yrs | 40 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $68,518 | +$31,388 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.6 yrs | 38 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,752 | +$20,622 | clears the bar | $17,702 | 0.9 yrs | 33 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,983 | +$17,853 | clears the bar | $17,814 | 1.0 yrs | 30 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $36,854 | -$276 | falls short | $17,582 | insufficient data | 30 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $20,111 1-year earnings | -$17,019 | falls short | $16,750 | insufficient data | 26 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $54,703 | +$17,573 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 1.0 yrs | 22 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $28,216 1-year earnings | -$8,914 | falls short | $16,000 | insufficient data | 20 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,638 | +$22,508 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 48 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Mathematics and Statistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Psychology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,130/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.