 grinnell college is a private liberal arts college in grinnell, iowa, u.s. known for its rigorous academics and tradition of social responsibility."grinnell college: academics", the princeton review". retrieved 30 april 2008. it was founded in 1846, when a group of new england congregationalists established the trustees of iowa college. in its 2014 edition of "america's best colleges", u.s. news & world report ranked grinnell 17th among all liberal arts colleges in the united states, and third highest for economic diversity as measured by low-income students receiving federal pell grants. grinnell had a
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