Saturday, November 05, 2011

The highest average debt among Iowa’s private colleges in the report was $41,399 at the University of Dubuque. The lowest average debt in 2010 was $18,578 for Grinnell College. Average debt for 2010 graduates of other area schools in the report was $33,260 at Coe College, $22,455 at Cornell College and $23,373 at Mount Mercy University.

Monday, July 18, 2011

More than 5,000 Iowa students and families are expected to participate in Iowa Private College Week, Aug. 1-5, including visits to the Grinnell College campus. Grinnell is one of 28 members of the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (IAICU) to host prospective students and families who want to jumpstart the college search process.

Sarah White, associate director of admission at Grinnell and chair of IAICU’s...

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Hi! My name is Martin Dluhos and I am very fortunate to have an opportunity to intern with the systems team at the FSF this summer.

 I was first introduced to free software three years ago in the introductory computer science course at Grinnell College, Iowa. The quality of a wide range of programs installed on the GNU/Linux machines made such a...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Rosemead High School students Janice Trang, Adrian Rodriguez and Andy Chung have each been selected by the Posse Foundation to receive a full scholarship. Trang and Rodriquez will attend Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. and Chung will attend the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

“Posse’s incredible partners are investing time, energy and resources in the promotion of equity in education and social justice,” said a Posse...

Monday, June 20, 2011

This intimidatingly expensive private college is affordable, thanks to the school's large endowment and caps. Grinnell compensates for its nearly $40,000 tuition price tag by meeting 100 percent of student need and capping student loans at $2,250 per year.