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Art & design at Grinnell College

Grinnell College graduates about 18 art & design majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 129th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a strong program at 77 out of 100.

77/100Strong#129 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year183% of the class
Research in the field$393Ka year, NSF
Admit rate15%whole school
SAT middle 50%1380–1530whole school

Around Grinnell College

Band autographs in the green room of the Harris Center at Grinnell College
Band autographs in the green room of the Harris Center at Grinnell College 08 (cPhoto: Mattsjc · CC BY 4.0 · source
MacEachron (Mac) Field at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa
MacEachron (Mac) Field at Grinnell College in Grinnell, IowaPhoto: Mattsjc · CC BY 4.0 · source
Grinnell College reunion after a serious windstorm came through
Grinnell College reunion after a serious windstorm came throughPhoto: Mattsjc · CC BY 4.0 · source
Grinnell College reunion outside Noyce after a serious windstorm came through
Grinnell College reunion outside Noyce after a serious windstorm came throughPhoto: Mattsjc · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where art & design happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bucksbaum Arts Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 22 · Academic 10 · Offices 4 · Chapel 2 · Arts 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. High Point University 78
  2. Kent State University 78
  3. Rutgers University–Newark 78
  4. Fashion Institute of Technology 78
  5. California State University–Sacramento 77
  6. Franklin & Marshall College 77
  7. Auburn University 77
  8. The College of New Jersey 77

Other strong majors at Grinnell College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Grinnell College with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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