College
St. Olaf College
- AOverall Grade
- 4 Year
- Northfield, MN
- 684 reviews
- AcademicsA
- ValueA
- DiversityA-
- CampusA
- AthleticsB-
- Party SceneC+
- ProfessorsA-
- LocationC+
- DormsA-
- Campus FoodA+
- Student LifeB+
- SafetyB
Athletic Division
NCAA Division III (with football)
Athletic Conference
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
St. Olaf College Rankings
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Admissions
Acceptance Rate
45%
SAT Range
1120-1400
ACT Range
26-31
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
Required
High School GPA
Required
Early Decision/Early Action
Yes
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Cost
Net Price
$27,284/ year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
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Academics
Professors
A-
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Student Faculty Ratio
12:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 91%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.44 responses
- 62%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.50 responses
- 46%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.50 responses
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Majors
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
2,990Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
0%
Pell Grant
17%
Varsity Athletes
18%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
100%
Poll
- 90%
- of students say they don't have Greek life.40 responses
Poll
- 70%
- of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.71 responses
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$47,300/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
88%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
94%
National
83%- 76%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.29 responses
St. Olaf College Reviews
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They are excellent in communicating with potential college applicants! I am a senior high school student applying to several colleges. I live in Wisconsin and St. Olaf College is well known here in Madison WI! I love the look of the campus and the location is fantastic as well, close to the Mall of America!
Pretty campus, food is great, professors are typically very helpful and friendly (with a few exceptions), local area is good if you like cute small towns, and house parties pretty much every weekend that sometimes have live bands (usually fun but sometimes iffy depending on the weekend). Only a couple of sports teams are known to be good, like ultimate frisbee and cross country and soccer but some others like basketball are starting to get better. Definitely has issues with diversity but there is an active group of student leaders/protesters pushing for change.
As a St. Olaf student, I feel like there are so many opportunities I have access to. Whether it's research or internships or pursuits fo further education, proactive St. Olaf students have many resources they can take advantage of. The curriculum is tough no matter what department you take courses in. Professors have extremely high expectations for their students, however they do everything in their power to build your way to those high expectations. It can be difficult to find a study/social life balance. If you cannot develop strong study habits, classes will be a struggle. There are a ton of resources available to students who haven't established study habits and professors are happy to work with students. The open-door policy is an awesome thing to take advantage of. There can be a sense of a competitive atmosphere, but usually there is a stronger sense of community and camaraderie between students because everyone is facing many of the same challenges in an academic sense.