Grinnell College

Very friendly town and college. The people there are very customer service oriented. It is a very small town, but a great place to go if you'd like to get away from the "big city" college life. Just know, there are only a very few places that stay open past midnight, so be sure to do your shopping and entertainment before then. The town also doesn't seem to wake up until around 8am... so if you'd like to get a morning jog in, before anyone awakes - your safe between the hours of 5am and 8am... there are hardly any cars on the street - let alone, people.

Lovely campus. Small, quaint liberal arts college in a small Iowa town. I took a tour with an alum and a 2024 almost grad. Quiet and serene. They pointed out some of the more eccentric history like the peace rock. I loved how they preserved some of the older buildings.

Grinnell College has a GORGEOUS campus. Fantastic academics and I enjoyed the classes I sat in on when I visited. I also was aware of: "sticking out like a sore thumb" in the town of Grinnell. It's a TINY town. Being a NYC native, Iowa was a bit too isolated and rural for me. I opted for college in New England instead in the end.

A truly strange place and borderline unsafe for cishet straight white men. It feels like the Middlebury of the Midwest and that isn’t a compliment. In fairness, the food at Spencer is very good if overpriced. There are tampons in the men’s room. Weird.

The college looks very nice, it has a very old-fashioned style to it, and has a beautiful and spacious open park in the middle. In addition to all of this, a railroad goes right through the heart of the college. Also the atheltic facilities that I got a look at look pretty good and up to date. (track indoor and outdoor, tennis indoor and outdoor, baseball and Football)

Overall had a great time during my undergrad and have loved my interactions and involvement on campus as an alumnae. Beautiful campus, brilliant, hilarious, interesting, and hard-working student body overall. Dining hall food quality has improved over the last 5 years, with the incorporation of student ideas and feedback. Student government is increasingly becoming more diverse to reflect the rest of campus. Endless leisure, health-related, and entertainment activities for students during the week as well as on the weekends. Self gov is love. My BA cost me about $25K over 4 years including loans and out-of pocket costs. First generation college student from Los Angeles; in terms of recruitment and college fit: I always felt that the school wanted me to join their student body, although I had some difficulty due to the academic rigor. I learned so much and I am a much more well-rounded, critical, grateful, edified life-long learner because of my Grinnell College experience. Thanks Obama!

Walking around Grinnell feels like being inside a jewelry box. So many nice buildings.

Grinnell College is a place where students feel free to express themselves and to work hard for whatever they want to be. It's a great place to be a student if you are self-driven and can push yourself well.

I shall always cherish my alma mater, Grinnell College. Lifelong learning and friends. Amazing commitment to social justice.

I'm a 1967 Grinnell grad and philosophy major. The education and life experiences during my years at Grinnell prepared me well for a satisfying career and for a life with purpose and fulfillment.