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Gustavus Adolphus College

St. Peter, MN · CDS 20222023 · Town: Fringe · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Overall admit rate
73.9%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
16.6%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
89.9%
Total cost — out-of-state
$61,290
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
11:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$24,562

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,088
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students2,088

Admissions

Total applicants3,781
Total admitted2,794
Total enrolled463
Overall admit rate73.9%
Admit rate — women80.2%
Admit rate — men67.3%
Yield rate16.6%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date11/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT0.0%
% submitting ACT19.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile25
ACT Comp 75th %ile31
% in top 10% of HS class27.0%
% in top 25% of HS class58.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$53,570
Tuition — out-of-state$53,570
Required fees$740
Room and board$6,980
Total cost — in-state$61,290
Total cost — out-of-state$61,290

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$35,703
Avg % of need met89.9%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$26,234
Avg loan debt at graduation$24,562

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)58
Transfer admit rate67.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio11:1
% faculty full-time92.0%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)61.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$22,900Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)77.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)71.7%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate86.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$61,015Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant21.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan55.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full16.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress41.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white79.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international5.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women58.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men41.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white82.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services12.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences11.4%
Psychology7.6%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies7.3%
Social Sciences7.0%
Visual And Performing Arts6.5%
Education5.5%
Physical Sciences5.1%