
Grinnell College's wait list acceptance rate for the application year 2024 stands at 1.78%, with 2021 applicants offered a spot and 36 ultimately admitted. This reflects a notable increase from the previous year (2023), where the acceptance rate plummeted to just 0.14% with only 3 out of 2,220 waitlisted students accepted. The historical trend shows fluctuating acceptance rates, peaking at 2.15% for the application year 2022 (58 accepted from 2,699 offered), while the rate was significantly lower at 1.01% for the application year 2021 (28 accepted from 2,759 offered). Overall, the waitlist process at Grinnell exhibits considerable variability and low acceptance rates in recent years.