St Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 3,093 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 48%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $21,546per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 84%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $68,65610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
St. Olaf runs a 4-1-4 calendar: every first-year takes a January Term class on campus, and three January Term credits are required to graduate.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 48%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1300–1470Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 28–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $21,546full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $75,290sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $62,700Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 84%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 92%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $68,65610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,093Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 24%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 13%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN — admits 92%
- Bethel University Saint Paul, MN — admits 88%
- College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN — admits 92%
- University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN — admits 85%
Also worth a look
- Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL — admits 55%
- Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN — admits 63%
- Anderson University Anderson, SC — admits 55%
- Brigham Young University-Hawaii Laie, HI — admits 47%
- Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN — admits 61%
- Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL — admits 56%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for St Olaf College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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