Grinnell, Iowa · Private Non-Profit
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Grinnell College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 93 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.4% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~93
- Schools with reported signal
- 833
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 14.5%
- Graduation rate
- 88.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,648/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $70,592
- Median debt
- $17,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $62,830/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 833 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 6.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,364 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,510 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 33% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.0% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 1.4% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.5% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,129 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.2% reported share · $3,103 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics accounts for 5.4% of reported programs at Grinnell College, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 6.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 93 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Grinnell College's average net price is $17,648 per year, about $70,592 over four years. That is $2,364 below the $20,012 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $62,830 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,510 above the $59,320 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Grinnell College #277 of 833 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.