St Olaf College Overview

St Olaf College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The surrounding location of Northfield is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is St Olaf College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at St. Olaf.
• During a recent academic cycle, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, St. Olaf bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $65,543 a year. That's about 61% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average St. Olaf student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is St Olaf College?

Contact details for St. Olaf are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057-1098
Phone:	507-786-2222
Website:	wp.stolaf.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/stolafcollege?sk=wall
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/StOlaf

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How Do I Get Into St. Olaf?

You can apply to St. Olaf online at: wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for St. Olaf

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into St. Olaf?

The acceptance rate at St. Olaf is 56%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 60%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to St. Olaf submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 730. Math scores were between 640 and 750.

St. Olaf received ACT scores from 37% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

Can I Afford St Olaf College?

The overall average net price of St. Olaf is $34,372. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At St. Olaf, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $6,527 a year. That adds up to $26,108 over four years for those students.

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St Olaf College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,953 undergraduate students at St. Olaf, with 2,916 being full-time and 37 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,916 full-time undergraduates at St. Olaf, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of St Olaf College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	199
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	220
White	1,967
International Students	289
Other Races/Ethnicities	146

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at St Olaf College. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 94 countries are represented at St. Olaf. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and India.

St Olaf College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Biology	91	91
Mathematics	75	75
Economics	75	75
Child Development & Psychology	69	69
Political Science & Government	52	52
Chemistry	46	46
Natural Resources Conservation	45	45
Music	43	43
General English Literature	34	34
Computer Science	33	33
Romance Languages	33	33
Fine & Studio Arts	33	33
Ethnic Studies	28	28
Physics	27	27
Health & Physical Education	26	26
History	24	24
Sociology & Anthropology	24	24
Nursing	22	22
Social Work	19	19
Teacher Education Subject Specific	17	17
East Asian Languages	14	14
Area Studies	13	13
Religious Studies	13	13
Drama & Theater Arts	12	12
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	12	12
Germanic Languages	10	10
Philosophy	9	9
Dance	7	7
General Education	6	6
Liberal Arts General Studies	4	4
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	3	3
Sacred Music	3	3
Classical Languages & Literature	2	2
Classical & Ancient Studies	2	2
Medieval Studies	0	0
TOTAL	926	926

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daniel Edwins a.k.a. Webmoof of English Wikipedia under License

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