- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MNTown: fringeZIP 56082Founded 1862
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1862
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- gustavus.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Gustavus Adolphus College
Gustavus Adolphus College is a private nonprofit college in Saint Peter, Minnesota, with 1,878 undergraduates. It admits 61% of applicants, graduates 77% within six years and costs $24,148 a year after aid.
77%graduate
Admission rate61%
Retention88%
4-year graduation62%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans52%
$24,148net price / year
61%admission rate
1290average SAT
77%graduate in 6 years
$67,649median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#459 of 1,704 for earnings#1,172 of 1,739 for lowest net price#228 of 1,738 for graduation rate#387 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $69,838tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $58,024
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $58,024
- Average net price
- $24,148national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,078
$30,001–48,000$10,743
$48,001–75,000$14,309
$75,001–110,000$20,602
$110,001+$33,406
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 61%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college61%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college77%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 77%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 62%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 76%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,346
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,649middle 50%: $49,069–$95,524
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$95,524
Median, Gustavus Adolphus College$67,649
Lower quarter$49,069
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,878
- Part-time
- 1.9%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 15%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 93%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,374 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,862
- Endowment, end of year
- $313,227,276
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White79%
Hispanic6.2%
Black2.2%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.7%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management13%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Psychology7.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.3%
Social sciences7.0%
Visual & performing arts6.5%
Education5.5%
Physical sciences5.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 173647. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5621541.