Graduate Outcomes

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First Destinations

First Destinations

This graph illustrates the first destinations of recent alumni from the last four graduating classes (2015-2017). Details for each of these categories can be found below.
  • 50% Employment
  • 13% Graduate School
  • 22% Post-Graduate Service
  • 2% Fellowships
  • 7% Continuing Education
  • 7% Other

Top Locations

Top Locations

These are among the top locations of graduates in this major. Whether working, studying, or volunteering, you'll find Grinnellians all over the world.
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  • Chicago, IL
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Madrid, Spain
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Washington, DC

Employment

Employment

There is no typical path of a Grinnell graduate. As this list illustrates, Grinnellians work across all types of industries working with a rich array of employers.
Employer Position
Catholic Charities Community Services Unaccompanied Minors Program migration assistant
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute public policy fellow
Iowa Valley Community College ESL teacher
MilkBoy the Studio intern/sound engineer/songwriter
Spanish Ministry of Education assistant English teacher
Venice Family Clinic Early Head Start program health intern
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Employment Data

Employer Position Location
Casa de Corazón administrative assistant Minneapolis, MN
Catholic Charities Community Services Unaccompanied Minors Program migration assistant New York, NY
Chatous operations manager San Francisco, CA
Children's National Health Systems education & clinical research assistant Washington, DC
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute public policy fellow Washington, DC
Iowa Valley Community College ESL teacher Marshalltown, IA
Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice administrative assistant Los Angeles, CA
MilkBoy the Studio intern/sound engineer/songwriter Philadelphia, PA
Montgomery College teacher assistant Rockville, MD
Morningstar Morningstar Development Program Chicago, IL
Morningtstar associate equity analyst Chicago, IL
Mote Marine Laboratory research intern Sarasota, FL
Nixon Peabody LLP legal support assistant Chicago, IL
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile neuroanatomy research assistant Santiago, Chile
Spanish Ministry of Education assistant English teacher Madrid, Spain
Teach for America teacher New Orleans, LA
Venice Family Clinic Early Head Start program health intern Santa Monica, CA
Washington University in St. Louis laboratory technician St. Louis, MO
We Are Impact campaign field organizer Portland, OR
Zenith Specialized Marketing sales representative Davenport, IA

Positions Related to Career Goals

Positions Related to Career Goals

This graph illustrates the extent to which our graduates' first job is aligned with their career goals. It's one thing to find a job; it's an entirely different thing to land the job you want!
  • 44% Completely
  • 44% Moderately
  • 11% Slightly
  • 0% Not at All

Graduate Schools

Graduate Schools

Grinnell graduates are particularly well prepared for graduate study. You'll find Grinnellians attend the best graduate and professional school programs around the world.
Institution Degree Field of Study
Loyola Marymount University MA secondary education and teaching
University of Iowa MSW social work
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Graduate Schools Data

Institution Degree Field of Study Location
Loyola Marymount University MA secondary education and teaching Los Angeles, CA
Loyola University MA medical sciences Chicago, IL
University of California PhD sociology Irvine, CA
University of Iowa MSW social work Iowa City, IA
University of Southern California PhD comparative media & culture Los Angeles, CA
University of Texas PhD political science Austin, TX

Graduate School Acceptance Info

Of those who applied to and were accepted to at least one program, this chart illustrates the percentage of admitted students who were accepted to either their first or second choice program and institution.
83%
83% of students are accepted to their first or second choice graduate institution and program

Service

Service

Each year, Grinnellians advance causes and serve communities around the world as full-time volunteers.

Organization

  • Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio
  • Imagination Stage
  • La Clinica del Pueblo
  • Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
  • Yavapai County Community Health Services
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Service Data

Organization Location
BrainFood Washington, DC
City Year Boston, MA
Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio St. Paul, MN
Grassroot Soccer Cape Town, South Africa
Imagination Stage Bethesda, MD
La Clinica del Pueblo Washington, DC
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights San Francisco, CA
Lutheran Volunteer Corps Chicago, IL
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Seattle, WA
Yavapai County Community Health Services Prescott, AZ

Fellowships

Fellowships

Grinnell has a rich history of producing recipients of some of the most prestigious post-graduate fellowships and awards.

Organization

  • The Fulbright Program
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Fellowships Data

Organization Location
The Fulbright Program Pelotas, Brazil

Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning

Participation in high-impact experiences is a hallmark of a Grinnell education. The following graphs illustrate the percentage of graduates who completed internships, research experiences (both on- and off-campus), service, and/or off-campus study prior to graduating from Grinnell.
Internships
65%
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Internships Data

Organization Field Location
Administer Justice law/legal services Elgin, IL 
After-School All-Stars education Los Angeles, CA 
Al Exito education Des Moines, IA
Al Exito  education Des Moines, IA 
Al Exito  education Grinnell/Tama/Des Moines, IA 
Amigos de las Américas  social services San Juan, Dominican Republic 
Bank of Valletta finance Valletta, Malta 
Belen Educa education Santiago, Chile
Breakthrough Collaborative education Boston, MA 
Breakthrough New York education Brooklyn , NY
Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies government/public policy Pine Ridge Reservation, SD
Central American Resource Center education Washington, DC 
CERA research/development/science Grinnell, IA 
Christian Conference Center education Newton, IA 
Cohen, Placitella & Roth law/legal services Philadelphia, PA 
Colegio Raimapu  education Santiago, Chile 
Committee for the Defense of Health, Ethics and Human Rights Buenos Aires, Argentina
Community Groundwords  education Madison, WI 
Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio  education Minneapolis, MN 
Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage research/development/science Rutledge, MO 
Davidson Community Players creative/performing arts Davidson, NC 
DavidsonNews.net communications Davidson, NC 
Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos SHS education Chicago, IL
Endeavor business administration/management Cairo, Egypt 
Energy Justice Network government/public service Chester City, PA 
English Language Center education Westwood, CA 
FLASCO Argentina education  Caba, Argentina 
Freedom School Partners education Charlotte, NC 
Fundacion Cecilia Rivadeneira  healthcare Quito, Ecuador 
Grinnell College Development & Alumni Relations education Grinnell, IA 
Grinnell Regional Medical Center healthcare Grinnell, IA 
Harlem RBI education New York, NY
IMAP (Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute) research/development/science  Solola, Guatemala 
Immigrant Allies of Marshalltown law/legal services Marshalltown, IA 
Iowa Learning Farms agriculture Ames, IA 
Kallari Association business administration/management  Tena, Ecuador 
Kane County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) law/legal services Geneva, IL 
Katherine W. Davis Foundation social services  Pachitulul, Guatemala  
Law Office of Jillian Kong-Sivert law/legal services Phoenix, AZ 
Lurie Children's Hospital healthcare Chicago, IL
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina government/public service Buenos Aires, Argentina 
MTV communications New York, NY
New Roots for Refugees social services Kansas City, KS 
Northwest Film Forum creative/performing arts Seattle, WA
Northwestern Memorial Hospital healthcare Chicago, IL
Nourish-FIPAH education  Yorito, Honduras 
Promoción y desarrollo  education Madrid, Spain 
Pushing the Envelope Farm agriculture Geneva, IL 
Quinto Pilar  education Quito, Ecuador 
RefugeeOne  government/public service Chicago, IL 
Sustainable Atwood government/public service Madison, WI 
TEU education Hartford, CT 
TIAA business admin/management New York, NY
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona research/development/science Barcelona, Spain 
Universidad Complutense de Madrid research/development/science Madrid, Spain 
Verona Senior Center social services Madison, WI
Research
52%
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Research Data

Organization Field Location
Chinese Academy of Sciences functional imaging of major depressive disorder Beijing, China
Columbia University role of caregiving environment on development New York, Nicaragua 
ICADS nonprofit evaluation Matagalpa, IL 
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile public health Santiago, CA 
Southern Illinois University electronic properties of two-dimensional solids Carbondale, WI 
University of Southern California alcohol use disorders Los Angeles, NY 
University of Southern California clinical microbiology Los Angeles, CA 
University of Wisconsin social cognition in children Madison, Chile 
Yale University the effect of morality on children's understanding of happiness New Haven, CT
Service
67%
Off-Campus Study
80%

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