Saint Olaf College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,710 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,151
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 45%
From Region 10%
Athletes 584 (19.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Hispanic 10%
International 10%
Asian 5%
Mixed 5%
Black 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Saint Olaf College 681 40% 67% 6% 3% 9% 11% $68,405 38 -0.15 43 97%
Computer Science 23 +16 65% 39% 4% 13% 9% 22% $103,544 27 -0.63 91 100% — — — —
Chemistry 42 +8 43% 76% 7% 0% 7% 5% $68,732 37 -0.28 44 100% — — — —
Mathematics 47 +32 57% 60% 6% 2% 2% 23% $102,840 83 +0.66 91 94% — — — —
Physics 21 +4 71% 57% 5% 0% 10% 29% $98,940 88 +1.11 89 95% — — — —
Biology 70 +17 30% 79% 7% 0% 6% 4% $62,320 28 -0.48 27 97% — — — —
Environmental Studies 26 +14 31% 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% $56,618 40 -0.26 14 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 32 +3 66% 62% 3% 3% 19% 0% $68,990 78 +0.84 45 95% — — — —
Nursing 27 — 11% 74% 7% 0% 15% 0% $80,622 6 -1.16 70 100% — — — —
Economics 30 +8 73% 63% 7% 13% 10% 0% $98,091 66 +0.00 88 98% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 40 +10 60% 52% 2% 0% 8% 35% $98,091 66 +0.00 88 98% — — — —
Ancient Studies 4 +3 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,861 32 -0.49 7 — — — — —
Asian Studies 7 +6 29% 0% 29% 14% 0% 29% $43,677 4 -1.24 3 93% — — — —
Chinese 6 +4 33% 33% 50% 0% 0% 0% $39,266 3 -1.67 2 91% — — — —
Church Music 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,287 76 +0.43 10 — — — — —
Classics — +1 — — — — — — $49,129 17 -0.76 5 — — — — —
Creative Writing 5 +2 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,432 63 +0.25 10 — — — — —
English 19 +4 32% 84% 0% 5% 5% 0% $53,685 59 +0.16 9 92% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 3 +12 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $52,440 31 -0.54 8 94% — — — —
French 1 +6 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,343 43 -0.24 12 97% — — — —
German 3 +6 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,242 19 -0.78 5 — — — — —
Greek — +2 — — — — — — $49,805 21 -0.73 6 — — — — —
History 15 +7 53% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $40,121 1 -1.64 2 100% — — — —
Individualized Major 12 +3 42% 42% 8% 8% 25% 17% $52,418 28 -0.47 8 — — — — —
Japanese 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,266 3 -1.67 2 91% — — — —
Medieval and Renaissance Studies — +1 — — — — — — $52,018 32 -0.48 7 — — — — —
Norwegian 5 +4 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,031 16 -0.89 4 — — — — —
Philosophy 10 +4 40% 80% 0% 10% 0% 10% $53,191 29 -0.62 9 — — — — —
Race and Ethnic Studies 2 +9 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,440 31 -0.54 8 94% — — — —
Religion 8 +4 12% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,558 74 +0.34 9 100% — — — —
Russian 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,987 19 -0.81 5 — — — — —
Russian Studies 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,891 29 -0.58 7 — — — — —
Spanish 6 +9 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $55,343 43 -0.24 12 97% — — — —
Womens Studies — +1 — — — — — — $56,267 55 +0.00 13 — — — — —
Political Science 29 +12 52% 62% 10% 3% 10% 10% $72,249 54 +0.00 53 95% — — — —
Psychology 61 +21 20% 56% 7% 3% 15% 18% $54,764 21 -0.72 11 100% — — — —
Social Work 10 — 0% 70% 0% 0% 0% 20% $59,556 86 +0.75 20 100% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 28 +5 14% 54% 7% 4% 11% 14% $52,789 37 -0.37 8 97% — — — —
Education 1 +5 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,041 77 +0.47 19 — — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 11 +2 36% 55% 0% 9% 18% 18% $56,771 67 +0.21 14 92% — — — —
Art 17 +5 12% 47% 6% 0% 18% 24% $45,357 42 -0.16 3 91% — — — —
Art History 5 +6 0% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $45,357 31 -0.50 3 91% — — — —
Dance 4 +1 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $47,437 79 +0.59 4 — — — — —
Film Studies 6 +8 83% 50% 0% 17% 0% 17% $48,946 53 -0.02 5 — — — — —
Music — +1 — — — — — — $51,337 68 +0.49 7 97% — — — —
Music 10 +2 60% 90% 10% 0% 0% 0% $51,337 68 +0.49 7 97% — — — —
Music Education 18 — 39% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $56,771 93 +1.08 14 92% — — — —
Music Performance 8 — 25% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $51,337 68 +0.49 7 97% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,337 68 +0.49 7 97% — — — —
Theatre 1 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,138 90 +1.08 7 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $63,495
ROI Percentile 43th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 92%
4-Year Graduation Rate 77%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 11%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 18.8% 128 24% 58% 7% 3% 12% 16% $58,668 50 -0.37 18 98% —
Humanities 16.6% 113 35% 73% 5% 4% 6% 4% $49,530 18 -0.59 5 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 16.2% 110 55% 65% 6% 1% 5% 17% $89,072 75 +0.39 81 96% —
Arts 10.3% 70 37% 71% 4% 1% 9% 9% $50,424 45 +0.38 6 93% —
Business & Economics 10.3% 70 66% 57% 4% 6% 9% 20% $98,091 85 +0.00 88 98% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.3% 70 30% 79% 7% 0% 6% 4% $62,320 25 -0.48 27 97% —
Health Sciences 8.7% 59 41% 68% 5% 2% 17% 0% $74,313 38 -0.07 58 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.8% 26 31% 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% $56,618 36 -0.26 14 100% —
Computer Science 3.4% 23 65% 39% 4% 13% 9% 22% $103,544 38 -0.63 91 100% —
Education 1.8% 12 42% 58% 0% 8% 17% 17% $56,960 72 +0.23 15 92% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $0.9M #342 72% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #458 37% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #497 8% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #385 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #456 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #303 0% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #442 50% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.5M #528 54% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 100 $633K $626K $7K
Track & Field (indoor) 71 $104K $104K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 71 $134K $134K $0
Cross Country 42 $123K $114K $8K
Baseball 41 $303K $280K $23K
Soccer 30 $158K $158K $0
Ice Hockey 28 $315K $315K $0
Swimming 20 $118K $97K $21K
Basketball 15 $266K $248K $18K
Other Sports 13 $56K $56K $0
Golf 10 $83K $83K $0
Tennis 10 $63K $57K $6K
Skiing 6 $77K $77K $0
Total 339 $2.4M $2.4M $84K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 56 $91K $86K $4K
Track & Field (outdoor) 56 $113K $108K $4K
Soccer 34 $150K $148K $1K
Ice Hockey 33 $303K $303K $0
Cross Country 29 $180K $176K $4K
Swimming & Diving 29 $118K $97K $21K
Volleyball 23 $197K $197K $0
Softball 18 $193K $191K $2K
Other Sports 16 $56K $56K $0
Basketball 14 $195K $195K $0
Tennis 12 $63K $54K $9K
Skiing 9 $77K $77K $0
Golf 7 $50K $50K $0
Total 245 $1.8M $1.7M $48K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 127 $195K $190K $4K
Track & Field (outdoor) 127 $248K $243K $4K
Football 100 $633K $626K $7K
Cross Country 71 $304K $291K $13K
Soccer 64 $308K $307K $1K
Ice Hockey 61 $619K $619K $0
Baseball 41 $303K $280K $23K
Basketball 29 $462K $443K $18K
Other Sports 29 $113K $113K $0
Swimming & Diving 29 $118K $97K $21K
Volleyball 23 $197K $197K $0
Tennis 22 $126K $111K $15K
Swimming 20 $118K $97K $21K
Softball 18 $193K $191K $2K
Golf 17 $134K $134K $0
Skiing 15 $154K $154K $0
Total 584 $5.8M $5.8M $73K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 48%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 48% 48% 48%
Early Decision 58% 58% 58%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1300 – 1470
SAT Math Range 640 – 730
SAT RW Range 660 – 740