St Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
About
St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American pastors and farmers led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after the King and the Patron Saint Olaf II of Norway and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As of 2025, the college had 3,124 undergraduate students and 326 full and part-time faculty members. The campus, including its adjacent 430-acre (170 ha) natural lands, is west of downtown Northfield, Minnesota. Northfield is also the home of its neighbor and friendly rival, Carleton College. Between 1995 and 2020, 154 St. Olaf graduates were named Fulbright Scholars and 35 received Goldwater Scholarships.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$62,700
- Estimated total for international students
- US$75,290
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,093
- International undergraduates
- 11%
- Students per teacher
- 11 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 48%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 660–740 · Maths 640–730
- ACT
- 28–32
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 83%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$68,656
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (36)
Bachelor's degrees36 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.