Program choice
Level 5
Open curriculum
University
Grinnell
Grinnell College
Ranking positions
- QS (2027) N/A
- THE (2026) N/A
Flexibility coordinates
Course choice
Level 3
Unrestricted elective
Parameters
- Program duration (bachelor's and specialist degrees):
- 4 years
- Enrollment (October 2024):
- bachelor's: 1,729
Sources
- Individually Advised Curriculum https://www.grinnell.edu/admission/why-grinnell/academics/individually-advised
Grinnell describes the individually advised curriculum: only the First-Year Tutorial/Experience sequence is required, with 500+ courses and no general education requirements or core curriculum.
Model elements: open curriculum and free course choice.
- Why Grinnell? https://www.grinnell.edu/admission/why-grinnell
Admissions describes the curriculum as built on opportunity, choice, freedom and responsibility, with students spending all four undergraduate years on subjects that matter to them.
Overview of model elements: the four-year individually advised model.
- Academic Catalog: Graduation Requirements https://catalog.grinnell.edu/content.php?catoid=31&navoid=5203
The Academic Catalog sets BA degree requirements, including credits, major, Tutorial and residence requirements.
Formally fixes duration and required bounds of the open program.
- Grinnell College Common Data Set 2024-2025 https://www.grinnell.edu/doc/grinnell-college-common-data-set-2024-2025
Section B1 of the Grinnell College Common Data Set 2024-2025 reports enrollment as of the institution's official fall reporting date or October 15, 2024.
Total all undergraduates is 1,788. Degree seeking undergraduates total 1,729, so that figure is stored as bachelor.
The specialist level is not used in the United States model.