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Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN · Private · Town (fringe) · GAC

Private institution in Saint Peter, MN · 1,930 undergraduates · 62% acceptance rate · $65,607 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$26,8951,581st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$54,3101,860th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$54,3101,858th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$65,9761,771st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,7741,552nd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$65,607365th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,546466th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
75.8%275th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.2%467th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
61.8%430th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1320170th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,930959th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
21.4%1,631st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 54 mi (MSP)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$64,328$63,005
Computer Sciencebachelors$64,196$64,196
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$60,094$57,318
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,479$57,995
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$50,105$52,107
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$46,999$48,302
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$44,170$42,166
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$43,798$36,745
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$41,193$39,369
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$40,792$38,829
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$39,648$33,993
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$39,592$33,993

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Gustavus Adolphus College’s 1,930 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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