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Grinnell College

Grinnell College
1227 Park Street, 1st Floor
Grinnell, IA 50112-1690

Official telephone: (641) 269-4000
Fax number: (641) 269-3408
Website: https://www.grinnell.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2024 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid homepage: https://www.grinnell.edu/
admission/financial-aid/
estimate-aid/
quick-cost-estimator

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $64,342; $64,342 out-of-state
Book fees: $900
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,100
Other expenses: Estimated expense of transportation for residents.
Combined room and board expenses: $15,878

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSADecember 1noJanuary 15
CSS/Financial Aid PROFILEN/AnoN/A
State Aid FormN/AnoN/A
Noncustodial (Divorced/Separated) Parent's StatementN/AnoN/A

Date award notification begins: April 1
Applied for financial aid:
78% of first-year students
70% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
85% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
27% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% for first-year students
100% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$59,842 for first-year students
$58,774 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$57,342 for first-year students
$56,274 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$2,500 for first-year students
$2,500 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
25% of first-year students
26% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$18,896 for first-year students
$19,690 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • National Merit Scholarships
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)

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