St Olaf College

Northfield, MN · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

48.3%

Acceptance rate

1,373

SAT Average

$22,752

Avg net price

3,049

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,373

SAT Reading/Writing660–740

SAT Math640–730

ACT Composite28–32

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 681	681
Bachelor’s 127	127
Bachelor’s 70	70
Bachelor’s 63	63
Bachelor’s 61	61
Bachelor’s 52	52
Bachelor’s 47	47
Bachelor’s 32	32
Bachelor’s 30	30
Bachelor’s 27	27
Bachelor’s 26	26
Bachelor’s 25	25
Bachelor’s 24	24
Bachelor’s 23	23
Bachelor’s 18	18
Bachelor’s 15	15
Bachelor’s 13	13
Bachelor’s 12	12
Bachelor’s 10	10
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 2	2

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

St. Olaf College

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Projected sponsored sports24

BaseballFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Ice HockeyMen's SkiingMen's Soccer

Athletic participation

584 unique student-athletes · 26 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision 1

Binding · CSS Profile due Nov 1

Nov 1, 2026

Early Action

Nov 1, 2026

Early Decision 2

Binding

Jan 15, 2027

Regular Decision

Jan 15, 2027

· Apply with Common App or Coalition

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $59,760
Required fees: $0
Food and housing: $13,630
Books and supplies: $1,000
Other expenses: $900
Total: $75,290

Total by year

$62,8802019–2019–20
$65,0102020–2120–21
$66,5702021–2221–22
$69,0002022–2322–23
$71,8702023–2423–24
$75,2902024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $22,752 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 78%
Average share of need met: 100%
Average need-based grant: $56,959
Required forms: FAFSA, CSS Profile, and CSS Noncustodial Profile

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation79%

6-year graduation84%

Retention rate91%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$65,543

Median debt$26,000

Campus

Enrollment3,049

Student-faculty ratio12:1

SettingTown

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from St Olaf College’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

St Olaf College admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

St Olaf College runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision I bindingApply by Nov 1 · decision Dec 10

Early Decision II bindingApply by Jan 15 · decision Feb 10

Early Action nonbindingApply by Nov 1 · decision Dec 23

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Jan 15

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. St Olaf College admits in-state applicants at 64.4%, out-of-state applicants at 52%, and international applicants at 18.5%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

794 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈356In-state (domestic)≈343International≈95

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Jan 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 39% in 2021–22.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

13% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

30% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

St Olaf College’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 88% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 33% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.75

High-school class rank

Among the 33% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

St Olaf College rates 3 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Very important
Class rank: Important
Recommendation(s): Important
Standardized test scores: Considered

Nonacademic

Interview: Important
Extracurricular activities: Important
Talent / ability: Important
Character / personal qualities: Important
Level of applicant's interest: Important
First generation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
State residency: Considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered

St Olaf College’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $82,200 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $22,752 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 622 of 794 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSACSS ProfileCSS Noncustodial Profile

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $82,200

Average aid package, 74% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 26% of sticker

Averages among the 622 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, St Olaf College offers both need-based and merit aid.

Intl aid recipients

Not disclosed

Avg intl award

Not disclosed

St Olaf College admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.

Admitted off the waitlistHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Admitted

Admitted off waitlist

90.5% of St Olaf College’s first-years return for a second year and 83.5% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03