<p>And it also made the list of Most Desirable Small Schools and Most Desirable Rural Schools, too.</p>
<p>thanks for posting this, M’s Mom. the URL indicates it was published on Sept 12 - has it really been online that long? I don’t know how I missed it.</p>
<p>grrr… wish they’d start using the updated stats! I’m pretty sure admissions selectivity is now in the 30% range. Most recent common data set shows it at about 34%. Also, ethnic diversity is even a bit higher now than what is in Newsweek.</p>
<p>Anyway, this 43% acceptance rate is everywhere still.</p>
<p>^^ According to the CDS, about 34% for the Class of 2013. I think it was a little higher for the Class of 2014, but can’t remember where I saw that.</p>
<p>I think it’s great that Grinnell is having success enrolling a diverse student body. Goes to show that even a small college in a rural, non-diverse area CAN attract students of color if it puts effort and resources into doing so. Other “middle of nowhere” LACs should take note.</p>
<p>I think their large endowment enables them to offer better FA to international students than most schools can. They currently have students from 77 non-US countries, not 50 as this article reports.</p>