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St Olaf College

Northfield, MN · CDS 20242025 · Town: Distant · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting · Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Overall admit rate
48.3%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
26.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
99.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$77,000
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
12:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$21,370

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates3,124
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students3,124

Admissions

Total applicants6,623
Total admitted3,200
Total enrolled859
Overall admit rate48.3%
Admit rate — women52.7%
Admit rate — men42.6%
Yield rate26.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date1-Nov
ED notification date10-Dec
# admitted under ED plan223
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date1-Nov
EA notification date23-Dec
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT11.0%
% submitting ACT29.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile660
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile640
SAT Math 75th %ile730
ACT Comp 25th %ile28
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class40.0%
% in top 25% of HS class71.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$62,700
Tuition — out-of-state$62,700
Required fees$0
Room and board$14,300
Total cost — in-state$77,000
Total cost — out-of-state$77,000

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$52,127
Avg % of need met99.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$28,991
Avg loan debt at graduation$21,370

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)150
Transfer admit rate27.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio12:1
% faculty full-time70.9%

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)48.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$23,874Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)85.1%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)78.5%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 rate91.4%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$56,323Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan43.1%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 full24.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress38.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress16.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white66.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international10.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women54.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men45.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white73.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian8.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

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

Social Sciences18.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences10.3%
Physical Sciences9.3%
Psychology9.0%
Visual And Performing Arts7.6%
Mathematics And Statistics6.9%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies4.7%
Education4.4%