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St Olaf College

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Northfield, MNSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

48.3%

Total Profiles

9

SAT Range

1300–1470

User Accept Rate

66.7%

Tuition

$56,970

Undergrad Enrollment

3,049

Applicants

5,956

Yield Rate

26.6%

Student:Faculty

12:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
2.97
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.33
SAT
1140
ACT
33
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.65
SAT
1440
ACT
31
Round: RD
Class of 2026ACCEPTED
GPA
3.79
SAT
1430
ACT
32
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
2.94
SAT
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.69
SAT
1520
ACT
34
Round: ED
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.79
SAT
1460
ACT
30
Round: ED2
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.30
SAT
1420
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.74
SAT
1390
ACT
Round: ED

What you pay

$23,874/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $95,496 over four years.

What grads earn

$53,232/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$53,976 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 1% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.8 years of pay.

82% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

1.9%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

42%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.8%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of St Olaf College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$10,404
$30–48k$11,342
$48–75k$12,584
$75–110k$20,367
Over $110k$33,166

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

85%

Completion · all

85%

Completion · Pell

81%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

89%

Median debt

$26,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
5,956
Admitted
3,10652.1%
Enrolled
82527% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling3
Rape5

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation58% / 42%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball41Basketball15Football100Golf10Ice Hockey28Skiing6Soccer30Swimming20Tennis10Track & Field184

Women's

Basketball14Golf7Ice Hockey33Skiing9Soccer34Softball18Swimming29Tennis12Track & Field141Volleyball23
Research Activity
FY 2024
$2Mtotal R&D expenditure#624 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Biology/Biological Sciences, General81 grads
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other58 grads
Mathematics, General50 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science32 grads
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics32 grads
Political Science and Government, General30 grads
Economics, General28 grads
Computer Science28 grads
Chemistry, General27 grads
Environmental Studies25 grads

4yr Grad Rate

81%

6yr Grad Rate

85%

Retention Rate

92%

Median Earnings

$65,543