St. Olaf College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

St. Olaf College is located in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was established in the year 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American immigrant farmers and pastors who were led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college offers degree and certificate programs in the fields of management studies, education, social work, and economics, among others. The academic departments of St. Olaf College are:

• Fine Arts
• Humanities
• Interdisciplinary and General Studies
• Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Social Sciences

St. Olaf College hosts several on-campus student clubs and organizations. These include the Phi Alpha Theta, Cycling Club, International Development Student Organization, College Democrats, and Catholic Student Association. The college's male and the female students participate in sports such as hockey, basketball, and swimming and diving.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, science, music, art studies, drama and performing arts, religion and philosophy, liberal arts, and conservation and resource management.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• 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 have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

St. Olaf College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 83% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,073 in 2009-2010 (3,035 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% 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

St. Olaf College provides on-campus housing for 2,710 of its 3,035 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

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 (28 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (16 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (22 awarded)

• Music Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (25 awarded)

• Human Development and Family Studies
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (256 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Norwegian Language and Literature
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (31 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (41 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (19 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (30 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (139 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (47 awarded)

• Psychology