Gustavus Adolphus College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Gustavus Adolphus College is located in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. The college is supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It was founded in the year 1862 by Eric Norelius and was originally called the Minnesota Elementar Skola (Minnesota Elementary School, in English). The campus spreads over an area of more than 300 acres. The college offers degrees and certificate programs in various areas of study including international management, accounting, neuroscience, physical education, and religion. The academic divisions of Gustavus Adolphus College are:

• Education
• Fine Arts
• Humanities
• Interdisciplinary
• Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Pre-Professional
• Social Sciences

There are numerous student clubs and organizations available on campus. Among them are the Newman Center Catholic Organization, Alpha Phi Omega, Epsilon Pi Alpha, Chi Kappa Chi, and College Democrats.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, mathematics, liberal arts, and conservation and resource management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,503 in 2009-2010 (2,547 full-time equivalent).

About 39% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 61% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Gustavus Adolphus College provides on-campus housing for 2,079 of its 2,547 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (9 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (86 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (14 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (42 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (244 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Studies
• Scandinavian Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (15 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (24 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (31 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (15 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (123 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (13 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (51 awarded)

• Psychology