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St Olaf College

Northfield, MN · Private · Town (distant) · SOC

Private institution in Northfield, MN · 3,049 undergraduates · 52% acceptance rate · $65,543 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
$22,7521,324th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$56,9701,898th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$56,9701,896th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$69,2001,811th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$65,543368th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,373629th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
83.5%158th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
90.5%230th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
52.1%291st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1373117th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3176th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,049688th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.1%1,705th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 29 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
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 34 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$76,930$76,460
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,855$60,623
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$58,943$52,107
PhysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors$52,107$39,009
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$45,529$46,478
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$44,468$42,123
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$38,289$38,829
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$35,701$38,289
Historybachelors$34,526$22,920
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$34,420$39,729
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors$32,569—
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$30,771—

Campus facts

Athletics — 16 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 St Olaf College’s 3,049 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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