St Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota · Website
$65,543
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$65,543
median earnings, 10 years after starting
St Olaf College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Northfield, Minnesota with 3,093 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $23,874 a year (tuition and fees $59,760). It admits 48% of applicants and 84% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $65,543 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,874
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$59,760
US median $11,837
Admission rate
48%
US median 78%
Completion rate
84%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$65,543
Rank 524 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $23,874
- Tuition and fees
- $59,760
- Cost of attendance
- $71,843
- Students with a need-based grant
- 21%
- Students with federal loans
- 42%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,404
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,342
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,584
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,367
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $33,166
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $42,940 in 2015-16 to $59,760 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1,380
- SAT reading, middle
- 670
- SAT math, middle
- 665
- ACT, middle
- 31
- Undergraduates
- 3,093
- Part-time students
- 0.9%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 84%
- Retention rate
- 92%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 36
- Endowment
- $803.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 524 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 96 in Minnesota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,874 | $16,908 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $59,760 | $9,706 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 48% | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 84% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 92% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $14,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,373 | $42,217 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $65,543 | $45,628 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 89% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
36 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $24,000 | $36,429 | $62,818 | $57,214 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | $23,000 | $58,825 | $87,691 | $69,562 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 75 | $26,671 | $56,238 | $84,559 | $82,686 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 69 | $25,000 | $35,070 | $56,282 | $55,695 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $24,250 | $30,953 | $57,869 | $63,293 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $24,988 | $44,020 | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $23,635 | $29,921 | $48,137 | $55,012 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $23,500 | $24,732 | $42,439 | $42,892 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $25,715 | $29,398 | $49,382 | $48,590 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $23,125 | $82,278 | $122,912 | $107,009 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $24,830 | $32,094 | $53,232 | $55,000 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $25,000 | $26,870 | $44,287 | $41,367 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $23,480 | $28,288 | $54,100 | $51,710 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $23,762 | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $25,000 | $33,577 | $66,314 | $54,562 |
| Sociology and AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $24,644 | Withheld | $60,225 | $46,959 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $25,812 | Withheld | $42,538 | $50,680 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $76,078 | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | $45,146 | $50,611 | $51,790 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $27,000 | $47,807 | $51,909 | $51,389 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $21,502 | $27,328 | Withheld | $51,642 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $21,000 | $35,569 | $47,677 | $56,625 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $25,000 | $36,329 | $37,335 | $41,390 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $21,000 | Withheld | $45,023 | $39,775 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Northfield and Minnesota on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Minnesota
- Homes: Homes for sale in Minnesota
Questions and answers
How much does St Olaf College cost?
$23,874 a year is the average net price at St Olaf College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $59,760, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $71,843. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,404 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at St Olaf College?
48% of applicants are admitted to St Olaf College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,380 and the middle ACT score is 31. The median admission rate of colleges in Minnesota is 85%.
How much do St Olaf College graduates earn?
$65,543 a year is the median pay of former St Olaf College students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,373 after 6 years). That ranks 524 of 5,094 US colleges and 9 of 96 in Minnesota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $82,278.
How much student debt do St Olaf College graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of St Olaf College graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 42% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at St Olaf College?
84% of first-time, full-time students at St Olaf College finish within 6 years. 92% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at St Olaf College?
Biology, General (91 bachelor's graduates), Mathematics (75 bachelor's graduates), Economics (75 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 36 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.