by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
St Olaf College was awarded 300 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is music.
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St. Olaf is ranked #190 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 52 colleges in Minnesota, St. Olaf is ranked at #6.
The acceptance rate at St Olaf College is a competitive 47%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 16% 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 620 and 720. Math scores were between 620 and 710.
At St. Olaf, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at St Olaf College is 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
St Olaf College has a freshmen retention rate of 91%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At St. Olaf the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 81%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,953 undergraduates at St. Olaf with 2,916 being full-time and 37 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,112 | $11,138 | $15,453 | $21,334 | $35,383 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of St. Olaf, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At St. Olaf, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,687 a year. That adds up to $30,748 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at St. Olaf is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 95 | $28,831 |
| Economics | 90 | $56,177 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 74 | NA |
| Mathematics | 68 | $47,797 |
| Music | 53 | $24,029 |
| Political Science & Government | 49 | $38,398 |
| General English Literature | 44 | $19,226 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 35 | $23,927 |
| Chemistry | 33 | $36,149 |
| Ethnic Studies | 33 | NA |
This is a decrease from the 2,713 students who took online classes the previous year.
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Footnotes
*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.
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