- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- St Olaf College
Northfield, MNTown: distantZIP 55057Founded 1874
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1874
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- wp.stolaf.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
St Olaf College
St Olaf College is a private nonprofit college in Northfield, Minnesota, with 3,093 undergraduates. It admits 48% of applicants, graduates 83% within six years and costs $21,546 a year after aid.
83%graduate
Admission rate48%
Retention92%
4-year graduation77%
Pell Grant share24%
Federal loans43%
$21,546net price / year
48%admission rate
1380average SAT
83%graduate in 6 years
$68,656median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#435 of 1,704 for earnings#993 of 1,739 for lowest net price#143 of 1,738 for graduation rate#235 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
- $75,290tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $62,700
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $62,700
- Average net price
- $21,546national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,797
$30,001–48,000$8,349
$48,001–75,000$10,968
$75,001–110,000$16,495
$110,001+$32,244
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 48%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 660–740
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 640–730
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college48%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college92%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college83%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college24%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 83%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 77%
- First-year retention
- 92%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 84%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,148
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $68,656middle 50%: $48,751–$98,922
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$98,922
Median, St Olaf College$68,656
Lower quarter$48,751
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
- 3,093
- Part-time
- 0.9%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 13%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 24%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 76%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,218 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $19,698
- Endowment, end of year
- $803,770,786
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White67%
Hispanic9.7%
Black3.1%
Asian4.9%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown0.4%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Social sciences19%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Physical sciences9.2%
Psychology9.0%
Visual & performing arts7.6%
Mathematics & statistics6.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.7%
Education4.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 174844. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1515763.