for 2021. == History == In 1843, eleven Congregational ministers, all of whom trained at Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, set out to proselytize on the frontier.
It was founded in 1846 when a group of New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College.
In 1846, they collectively established Iowa College in Davenport.
Although two students received bachelor of arts degrees in 1854 (the first to be granted by a college west of the Mississippi River), within 10 years the Civil War had claimed most of Grinnell's students and professors.
Noyes, 1879, an analytical and organic chemist who made pioneering determinations of atomic weights Sen Katayama, 1892, co-founder in 1922 of Japanese Communist Party George A.
In the decade following the war, growth resumed: women were officially admitted as candidates for degrees, and the curriculum was enlarged to include then-new areas of academic studies, such as natural sciences with laboratory work. In 1882, Grinnell College was struck by a tornado — then called a cyclone, after which the college yearbook was named.
Noyes, 1879, an analytical and organic chemist who made pioneering determinations of atomic weights Sen Katayama, 1892, co-founder in 1922 of Japanese Communist Party George A.
The name of the corporation, "The Trustees of Iowa College," remained, but in 1909 the name "Grinnell College" was adopted by the trustees for the institution. In its early years, the College experienced setbacks.
From the time that the first dorm opened in 1915 until the fall of 1968, the nine north campus dorms were used exclusively for male students, and the six south campus dorms reserved for female students.
Noyes, 1879, an analytical and organic chemist who made pioneering determinations of atomic weights Sen Katayama, 1892, co-founder in 1922 of Japanese Communist Party George A.
Cyr, 1923, "Father of the Yellow School Bus" K.
Wu, 1923, Mayor of Shanghai and Governor of Taiwan Province Joseph Rosenfield, 1925, Head of Younkers department store and friend of Warren Buffett Edwina Florence Wills, 1937, artist and composer Clair Cameron Patterson, 1943, American geochemist, measurement of age of Earth, campaign against lead poisoning, J.
Wu, 1923, Mayor of Shanghai and Governor of Taiwan Province Joseph Rosenfield, 1925, Head of Younkers department store and friend of Warren Buffett Edwina Florence Wills, 1937, artist and composer Clair Cameron Patterson, 1943, American geochemist, measurement of age of Earth, campaign against lead poisoning, J.
Wu, 1923, Mayor of Shanghai and Governor of Taiwan Province Joseph Rosenfield, 1925, Head of Younkers department store and friend of Warren Buffett Edwina Florence Wills, 1937, artist and composer Clair Cameron Patterson, 1943, American geochemist, measurement of age of Earth, campaign against lead poisoning, J.
Wu, 1923, Mayor of Shanghai and Governor of Taiwan Province Joseph Rosenfield, 1925, Head of Younkers department store and friend of Warren Buffett Edwina Florence Wills, 1937, artist and composer Clair Cameron Patterson, 1943, American geochemist, measurement of age of Earth, campaign against lead poisoning, J.
Goldschmidt Award Robert Noyce, 1949, co-founder of Intel, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, National Medal of Science recipient Herbie Hancock, 1960, Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Martha Cooper, 1963, Icon of the Street art movement and author of Subway Art Peter Coyote, 1964, American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audiobooks.
Goldschmidt Award Robert Noyce, 1949, co-founder of Intel, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, National Medal of Science recipient Herbie Hancock, 1960, Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Martha Cooper, 1963, Icon of the Street art movement and author of Subway Art Peter Coyote, 1964, American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audiobooks.
Goldschmidt Award Robert Noyce, 1949, co-founder of Intel, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, National Medal of Science recipient Herbie Hancock, 1960, Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Martha Cooper, 1963, Icon of the Street art movement and author of Subway Art Peter Coyote, 1964, American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audiobooks.
Goldschmidt Award Robert Noyce, 1949, co-founder of Intel, co-inventor of the integrated circuit, National Medal of Science recipient Herbie Hancock, 1960, Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Martha Cooper, 1963, Icon of the Street art movement and author of Subway Art Peter Coyote, 1964, American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audiobooks.
From the time that the first dorm opened in 1915 until the fall of 1968, the nine north campus dorms were used exclusively for male students, and the six south campus dorms reserved for female students.
The College has been consistently ranked in the top 25 liberal arts colleges in the nation since the publication began in 1983.
Other firsts pointed to the lighter side of college life: the first intercollegiate football and baseball games west of the Mississippi were played in Grinnell, and the home teams won. As the 20th century began, Grinnell established a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, introduced the departmental "major" system of study, began Grinnell-in-China (an educational mission that lasted until the Japanese invasion and resumed in 1987), and built a women's residence hall system that became a national model.
The guard scored 89 points, besting the old record of 77, also set by a Pioneers player—Jeff Clement—in 1998.
The building is the first in Iowa to receive the designation. During the 2000s, the College completed the Charles Benson Bear '39 Recreation and Athletic Center, the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts, the renovation of the Robert Noyce '49 Science Center and the Joe Rosenfield '25 Student Center.
Louis, and California Institute of Technology, a 2–1–1–1 engineering program with Dartmouth College and a Master of Public Health cooperative degree program with University of Iowa. Among Grinnell alumni are 14 Rhodes Scholars, 5 Marshall Scholars, 8 Truman Scholars,119 Fulbright Scholars (since 2005), 79 Watson Fellows, 13 Goldwater Scholars, and one Nobel laureate.
The success was repeated in 2011 when the men's team placed third in 2011 Division III National Championship in Buffalo. In February 2005, Grinnell became the first Division III school featured in a regular season basketball game by the ESPN network family in 30 years when it faced off against the Beloit Buccaneers on ESPN2.
The Alternative Break ("AltBreak") program takes students to pursue service initiatives during school holidays, and as of 2005, Grinnell had more alumni per capita serving in the Peace Corps than any other college in the nation.
Since its founding in 2005, the collection has grown to thousands of books due to the generosity of the campus community.
The average financial aid package is over $26,000. With the first-year students enrolled in the 2006–2007 school year, Grinnell has ended its need-blind admissions policy for international applicants.
A stone marker still stands in Grinnell Field marking the event. The men's water polo team, known as the Wild Turkeys, were runners-up in the 2007 College Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Collegiate National Club Championships hosted by Lindenwood University in St.
"The B&S" satirizes social and political issues in articles, graphics, and crosswords. In April 2007, Grinnell College students founded the Social Entrepreneurs of Grinnell, a student operated microfinance lending institution.
They also qualified for the tournament in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2014.
The Men's Ultimate team, nicknamed the Grinnellephants, qualified in 2008 for its first Division III National Championship in Versailles, Ohio.
They also qualified for the tournament in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2014.
The Women's Ultimate team, nicknamed The Sticky Tongue Frogs, tied for third place in the 2010 Division III National Championship in Appleton, Wisconsin.
They also qualified for the tournament in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2014.
The success was repeated in 2011 when the men's team placed third in 2011 Division III National Championship in Buffalo. In February 2005, Grinnell became the first Division III school featured in a regular season basketball game by the ESPN network family in 30 years when it faced off against the Beloit Buccaneers on ESPN2.
Coach Arseneault's teams have set numerous NCAA scoring records and several individuals on the Grinnell team have led the nation in scoring or assists. On November 19, 2011 Grinnell player Griffin Lentsch set a new Division III individual scoring record in a game against Principia College.
On November 20, 2012 Grinnell's Jack Taylor broke Lentsch's scoring record, as well as the records for NCAA and collegiate scoring, in a 179–104 victory over Faith Baptist Bible College.
In 2013–2014, 24% of students enrolled at Grinnell College were receiving federal Pell Grants, which are generally reserved for students from low-income families.
They also qualified for the tournament in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2014.
Taylor scored 109 points in a November 2013 game against Crossroads College to become the first player in NCAA history to have two 100-point games. In 2019, the Grinnell women's volleyball team advanced to the NCAA Division III National Tournament for the first time in the 46-year history of the program, defeating St.
They also qualified for the tournament in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2014.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranks Grinnell 9th in its 2016 ranking of "best value" liberal arts colleges in the United States.
The library has expanded to include caps and gowns, which are lent out to graduating seniors every spring. Grinnell hosts the Titular Head student film festival. === Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers === In 2016, Grinnell students founded the Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers, or UGSDW, to represent student workers in the college's dining hall.
In September 2017, UGSDW announced their intention to expand the union to all student workers and create "the most unionized campus in the country", which, if successful, would be another nationwide first.
The middle 50% range of SAT scores for the enrolled freshmen was 670–740 for critical reading and 700–790 for math, while the ACT Composite range was 31–34. Grinnell College's admission selectivity rating, according to The Princeton Review in 2018, is a 95 out of 99.
News & World Report classifies Grinnell's selectivity as "most selective." For Fall 2019, Grinnell received 8,004 freshmen applications; 1,847 were admitted (23.1%).
This is the highest graduation rate of any college in Iowa. == Tuition and financial aid == Grinnell's combined tuition, room, board, and fees for the 2019–2020 academic year is $67,646.
Taylor scored 109 points in a November 2013 game against Crossroads College to become the first player in NCAA history to have two 100-point games. In 2019, the Grinnell women's volleyball team advanced to the NCAA Division III National Tournament for the first time in the 46-year history of the program, defeating St.
Grinnell is ranked 14th in the 2020 Washington Monthly rankings, which focus on key outputs such as research, dollar value of scientific grants won, the number of graduates going on to earn Ph.D.
for 2021. == History == In 1843, eleven Congregational ministers, all of whom trained at Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, set out to proselytize on the frontier.
This first phase will cost $140 million and is projected for completion in mid-2020. == Academics == === Reputation === Grinnell College is considered one of the 30 Hidden Ivies. The 2021 annual ranking of U.S.
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