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.
  • 46% Employment
  • 9% Graduate School
  • 29% Post-Graduate Service
  • 3% Fellowships
  • 9% Continuing Education
  • 6% 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.
Map of the world
  • 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
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
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
Mote Marine Laboratory research intern Sarasota, FL
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

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!
  • 33% Completely
  • 50% Moderately
  • 17% 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
University of California PhD sociology Irvine, CA
University of Iowa MSW social work Iowa City, IA

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.
67%
67% 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
69%
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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 Grinnell/Tama/Des Moines, IA
Amigos de las Américas social services San Juan, Dominican Republic
Bank of Valletta finance Valletta, Malta
Breakthrough Collaborative education Boston, MA
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
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
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
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
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina government/public service Buenos Aires, Argentina
New Roots for Refugees social services Kansas City, KS
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
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
54%
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Research Data

Organization Field Location
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 clinical microbiology Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California alcohol use disorders Los Angeles, NY
University of Wisconsin social cognition in children Madison, Chile
Service
77%
Off-Campus Study
83%

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