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Saint Olaf College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Northfield, MN
Population 300,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,049
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 66%
International 11%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 8%
Asian 4%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 34%
Life & Natural Sciences 29%
Engineering, Computing & Math 15%
Arts 12%
Business & Economics 9%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $59,760
Est. Cost of Attendance $71,843
10-Year ROI $171,000
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 77%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 11%

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,710 (68th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 45%
Yield (Unbound) 27%
Early Decision Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #467
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #478
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #521

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1,300 – 1,470
ACT Range 28 – 32

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Saint Olaf College 646 43% / 57% 10% $69,692
Computer Science 28 +14 75% / 25% 21% $107,768
Mathematics 50 +26 70% / 30% 14% $86,953
Physics 16 +4 69% / 31% 25%
Biology 81 +15 30% / 70% 5% $68,220
Chemistry 27 +4 41% / 59% 11% $66,859
Environmental Studies 25 +8 28% / 72% 4%
Exercise Science 32 +3 44% / 56% 6% $57,634
Nursing 23 17% / 83% 9% $83,411
Economics 28 +3 71% / 29% 7% $83,146
Quantitative Economics 32 +15 81% / 19% 34% $83,146
Ancient Studies 2 50% / 50% 0%
Asian Studies 7 +6 57% / 43% 14% $45,060
Chinese 6 +4 33% / 67% 33%
Church Music 1 100% / 0% 0%
Classics 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Creative Writing 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
English 19 +3 21% / 79% 0% $51,337
Ethnic Studies 1 +10 100% / 0% 0%
French 8 +1 0% / 100% 0%
German 3 +1 33% / 67% 0%
Greek 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 17 +6 29% / 71% 0% $48,719
Individualized Major 2 +4 0% / 100% 50%
Japanese 3 +2 67% / 33% 0%
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Norwegian 4 75% / 25% 0%
Philosophy 6 +5 67% / 33% 17%
Political Science 30 +9 40% / 60% 23% $67,209
Psychology 58 +10 24% / 76% 10%
Race and Ethnic Studies 1 +7 0% / 100% 0%
Religion 9 +6 22% / 78% 0%
Russian 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Social Work 14 14% / 86% 0%
Sociology and Anthropology 18 +3 28% / 72% 0% $54,446
Spanish 7 +7 0% / 100% 0%
Womens Studies
Education 1 +7 100% / 0% 0%
Social Studies Teacher Education 4 +2 50% / 50% 0% $58,294
Art 16 +6 19% / 81% 25% $44,134
Art History 3 +5 0% / 100% 0% $44,134
Dance 2 +2 50% / 50% 0%
Film Studies 10 +2 70% / 30% 10%
Music 16 +1 44% / 56% 0% $52,145
Music 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,145
Music Education 15 53% / 47% 0% $58,294
Music Performance 9 67% / 33% 0% $52,145
Music Theory and Composition 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,145
Theatre 4 +3 50% / 50% 0% $52,853