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Grinnell College
Grinnell College, founded in 1846, holds one of the largest endowments per student of any liberal arts college in the country, a financial position built substantially on an early, highly successful investment in Intel stock by a trustee in the 1960s that grew into a massive long-term return for the college's endowment. The college's open curriculum, imposing no distribution requirements beyond a single required first-year tutorial, gives Grinnell students more freedom to design their own academic path than almost any other selective liberal arts college, an approach the school has maintained consistently for decades. Grinnell's rural Iowa setting, in a small town far from any major metropolitan area, has fostered a tight-knit, socially and politically engaged campus culture, and the college's substantial endowment funds need-blind admission and full-need financial aid for both domestic and international applicants. The college's combination of massive per-student financial resources, genuine curricular freedom, and its rural Midwestern setting has made Grinnell one of the most distinctive and well-resourced small liberal arts colleges in the country, consistently ranked among the top liberal arts institutions nationally.
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Luther College
Luther College, founded in 1861 by Norwegian Lutheran immigrants, has built one of the strongest undergraduate music programs among liberal arts colleges in the Midwest, and its Nordic Choir has toured internationally, maintaining the college's continued connection to its Norwegian Lutheran founding heritage. The college's small size, around 1,800 undergraduates, and its scenic bluff-top campus overlooking the Upper Iowa River in Decorah give Luther a distinctive natural setting that's become closely tied to the college's outdoor recreation and environmental studies programs. Luther's study-abroad participation rate is among the highest of any liberal arts college in the country, reflecting the college's continued institutional emphasis on global engagement, and its biology and pre-health advising programs have built solid reputations for placing graduates into competitive graduate and medical programs. The college's combination of a nationally respected music program, its Norwegian Lutheran heritage, and its scenic river-bluff campus setting has made Luther a distinctive choice among the Midwest's smaller liberal arts colleges, particularly for students interested in vocal or instrumental music alongside a broader liberal arts education.
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