Anthropology at Grinnell College

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology 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. In 2021, 16 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from Grinnell.

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

Grinnell Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Grinnell Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Grinnell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anthropology. 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 Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	8
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Anthropology Schools	44
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175
	208
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	212
	215
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	271
Best Value Anthropology Schools	287

Anthropology Student Demographics at Grinnell

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

Grinnell Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Grinnell. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Grinnell are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

Careers That Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in anthropology 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
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	50	$91,410

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.