Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

1. 1

   Grinnell costs about $8.1K less per year on average than Macalester ($37,528 vs. $45,674, all students)

   Average cost, all students
2. 2

   Grinnell's grants cover 55% of its full price on average, vs. 45% at Macalester

   Aid generosity
3. 3

   Grinnell is 2.0× more selective than Macalester

   Acceptance rate
4. 4

   Grinnell's yield is 9 pts higher than Macalester's

   Yield rate
5. 5

   Grinnell has 5 pts more first-gen students than Macalester (18% vs. 13%)

   First-generation students
6. 6

   Grinnell's SAT midpoint is 45 points higher than Macalester's

   SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.