Overview
About Grinnell
Grinnell College has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division III (D3) as a member of the Midwest Conference (MC). The Pioneers train at Darren Young '93 Track and Field Complex (400m outdoor track) and Fieldhouse (200m indoor track). Grinnell is in Grinnell, Iowa, with 1,716 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $72,346 USD.
Teams
Pioneers track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Jeff PedersenHead Track and Field Coach
- Sarah BurnellHead Cross Country Coach / Assistant Track and Field Coach
- Jermelle LewisAssistant Track and Field Coach
- Andrew NickesonAssistant Cross Country Coach
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at GC
Fields of study
Learn more about academic programs at Grinnell College →
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Art History
- Department of Biological Chemistry
- Department of Biology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Chinese and Japanese
- Department of Classics
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Economics
- Department of English
- Department of French and Arabic
- Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies (GWSS)
- Department of General Science
- Department of German Studies
- Department of History
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Music
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Physics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Religious Studies
- Department of Russian
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Spanish
- Department of Studio Art
- Department of Theatre and Dance
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 87%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state and out-of-state
- $72,346 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $72,346 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $87,598 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $15,203 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $8,161 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $10,181 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $8,994 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $14,345 USD
- Over $110,000
- $41,634 USD