Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Grinnell

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 86.60% where the current academic year rate is 88%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Grinnell College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	86%	81%	90%
2016-17	86%	84%	87%
2017-18	87%	83%	91%
2018-19	84%	80%	87%
2019-20	88%	85%	91%
2020-21	86%	81%	91%
2021-22	86%	86%	87%
2022-23	88%	85%	90%
2023-24	87%	82%	91%
2024-25	88%	85%	90%
Average	86.60%	83.20%	89.50%

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 1.10% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Grinnell College from 2018 to 2025.

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Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 92.20% for full-time students and 8.00% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Grinnell from 2015 to 2025.

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Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 8.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 9 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Grinnell College since 2025.

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