You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Olaf College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Russian Studies Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Russian studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
St. Olaf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Russian Studies Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend St. Olaf is $21,334 for Plains States Region Russian Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.