Gustavus Adolphus College

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.

Gustavus Adolphus College Highlights

Where Gustavus Adolphus College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, mathematics, liberal arts, music, and media.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Students

The student enrollment at Gustavus Adolphus College was 2,625 in 2007 (2,596 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Gustavus Adolphus College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Gustavus Adolphus College provides on-campus housing for 2,079 of its 2,596 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Gustavus Adolphus College Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Gustavus Adolphus College is in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Gustavus Adolphus College Admissions (2007)