Computer Science at Grinnell College

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer science program at Grinnell College stacks up to those at other schools.

Grinnell is located in Grinnell, Iowa and approximately 1,493 students attend the school each year. Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College in 2021, 54 of them were computer science majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Grinnell Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Grinnell Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Grinnell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Grinnell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	24
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best General Computer Science Schools	39
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	165
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	216
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	243
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	317

Computer Science Student Demographics at Grinnell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at Grinnell College.

Grinnell Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Grinnell. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Grinnell since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Grinnell College with a bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Grinnell also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Grinnell College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570
Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,920	$126,560
Systems Software Developers	2,650	$91,920
Computer Network Support Specialists	2,420	$55,690
Computer Workers	2,350	$78,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Aureliusxv under License

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