College
St. Olaf College
- AOverall Grade
- 4 Year
- Northfield, MN
- 685 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
43%
SAT Range
1150-1400
ACT Range
25-31
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
Required
High School GPA
Required
Early Decision/Early Action
Yes
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Cost
Net Price
$27,587/ 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
3,003Undergrads
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
685 reviews
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Great school with great people. Can be challenging, but that's college! The professors really care about their students and most of them have amazing educations themselves so they're well versed on many topics. Small class sizes make it so it's easier to connect with teachers and peers.
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.