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Grinnell College - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 95 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 95-acre campus in Grinnell (population 8,900), 55 miles from Des Moines.
- Served by bus; airports serve Des Moines and Cedar Rapids (75 miles);
- train serves Ottumwa (50 miles). School operates transportation to Des
- Moines.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 89% of the on-campus students.
- Other:
College-owned houses.
- 100% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 85% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 15% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 96% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus unless living with
family.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- All students may have cars on campus.
- 24% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 59% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1000 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are fair.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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