St Olaf College Teaching Programs

St Olaf College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Northfield, Minnesota. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Northfield draws many to the area.

Where Is St Olaf College?

Contact details for St. Olaf are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057-1098
Phone:	507-786-2222
Website:	wp.stolaf.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/stolafcollege?sk=wall
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/StOlaf

How Do I Get Into St. Olaf?

You can apply to St. Olaf online at: wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for St. Olaf

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into St. Olaf?

St. Olaf has an acceptance rate of 56%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 52%, and the acceptance rate for women is 60%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to St. Olaf submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 730. Math scores were between 640 and 750.

St. Olaf received ACT scores from 37% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 33.

Can I Afford St Olaf College?

The overall average net price of St. Olaf is $34,372. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At St. Olaf, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $7,687 a year. That adds up to $30,748 over four years for those students.

St Olaf College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,988 undergraduate students at St. Olaf, with 2,964 being full-time and 24 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,964 full-time undergraduates at St. Olaf, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of St Olaf College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	183
Black or African American	98
Hispanic or Latino	245
White	1,989
International Students	304
Other Races/Ethnicities	145

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at St Olaf College. At this time, 42 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 94 countries are represented at St. Olaf. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and India.

Online Learning at St Olaf College

In 2022-2023, 8 students took at least one online class at the school.

St Olaf College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Music Education	18	18
General Education	7	7
Social Studies Education	4	4
TOTAL	29	29

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Daniel Edwins a.k.a. Webmoof of English Wikipedia under License

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