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St Olaf College Teaching Programs

St Olaf College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, MN. A Distant Town provides tranquility and safety near the excitement of urban amenities.

St Olaf College Rankings

St Olaf College has earned the following rankings for teaching programs at the bachelors level:

Ranking	Rank	Among
Overall Quality	#3 of 76	State — Minnesota
Overall Quality	#13 of 404	Region — The Plains States
Overall Quality	#184 of 4,630	Nationwide

Where Is St Olaf College?

Contact information for St Olaf College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057-1098
Phone:	5077862222
Website:	wp.stolaf.edu/
Admissions:	wp.stolaf.edu/admissions
Financial Aid:	wp.stolaf.edu/financialaid

How Do I Get Into St Olaf College?

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

St Olaf College is classified as Selective (30-50%) for admissions.

Admission Requirements for St Olaf College

Here’s what St Olaf College looks for in applicants:

Requirement	Status
Secondary School Record	Required
Secondary School GPA	Required
Recommendations	Required
Admission Test Scores (SAT/ACT)	Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into St Olaf College?

St Olaf College admits 48%, making it moderately selective. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and prepare the application in full.

Of those admitted, 27% choose to enroll — a typical enrollment-to-admission yield.

Average Test Scores

11% of admitted students submitted SAT scores and 29% submitted ACT scores.

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile of admitted students at St Olaf College, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 660 and 740. Math scores were between 640 and 730.

Combined SAT scores ranged from 1300 to 1470. ACT Composite scores for admitted students at St Olaf College ranged between 28 and 32.

Selectivity by Gender

Admit rates at St Olaf College are broken out by gender below.

Gender	Applicants	Admitted	Acceptance Rate
Men	2,979	1,268	43%
Women	3,490	1,840	53%

Can I Afford St Olaf College?

The average net price after aid at St Olaf College is $22,752. Cost varies significantly based on your financial situation since net price varies by income group.

Tuition & Fees

Category	Cost
In-State Tuition	$59,760
In-State Fees	$N/A
Out-of-State Tuition	$59,760
Out-of-State Fees	$N/A
Total In-State Tuition & Fees	$59,760
Total Out-of-State Tuition & Fees	$59,760

Financial Aid

Counting all forms of financial assistance, 27% of students at St Olaf College receive some form of financial aid (825 students).

Approximately 99% of students at St Olaf College receive grant or scholarship aid, averaging $44,394 per student.

21% of students receive federal Pell Grants, averaging $5,608.

Student Loan Debt

42% of St Olaf College undergraduates take out federal student loans, averaging $6,101 per year.

St Olaf College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Its Carnegie Classification is Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,049 undergraduate students at St Olaf College, approximately 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	149
Black or African American	94
Hispanic	292
White	2,030
American Indian/Alaska Native	3
Two or More Races	143
Non-Resident	323

Geographic Diversity

The top 5 home states of first-time undergraduate students at St Olaf College are shown below.

State	First-Time UG Students
Minnesota	379
Illinois	50
Wisconsin	43
Texas	39
California	31

Additionally, approximately 10.6% of undergraduate students are non-resident from outside the United States.

Online Learning at St Olaf College

St Olaf College provides distance learning options for students who need flexibility.

23 undergraduate students at St Olaf College took at least one online class.

Distance education is available at the undergraduate level.

Teaching Programs at St Olaf College

The following teaching degree programs are offered by St Olaf College, with the number of degrees awarded at each level in the most recent reporting year.

Program	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctorate	Total
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	21	—	—	21
Education, General	8	—	—	8

Academic Programs at St Olaf College

St Olaf College offers 21 distinct academic programs.

The highest level of award offered is Bachelor’s degree.

Institutional Profile

St Olaf College has an open admission policy: No. Credit transfer:

• AP credits: Implied no
• Dual enrollment credits: Yes
• Life experience credits: Implied no

References

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)

More about our data sources and methodologies.