Admissions
Answers to the most commonly asked admissions questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual Visit Experience
Bringing the campus experience to you. Experience a campus tour and hear from current Oles, staff and faculty who answer commonly asked questions and help you understand what it means to be an Ole.
Test Optional
Test results don’t tell the whole story. So we threw out the test.
Applications for the fall of 2021 and beyond will now be accepted with and without test scores.
ACCESS AND SUCCESS
An amazing college experience you can afford
100% financial need met.
98% of our 2017-18 first year students received a scholarship or grant.
A degree in four years so you can take the next step
82% four year graduation rate- stronger than the national average of 52%.
Identify a pathway to the rest of your life
96% of Oles are employed, in full-time service projects or graduate school within 6 months after graduation.
Life on the Hill
Oles Are Awesome.
Oles have many interests and are ready to embrace them with full force in college. Oles approach their journey with care, ambition, and open-mindedness, and are unified in their desire to make an impact Take a look and imagine what your journey could look like.
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Clubs and Organizations
A beautiful campus + tons of student organizations + amazing food = An amazing tight-knit community!
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Campus Traditions
Whether it’s sledding in the winter down Old Main Hill, the annual outdoor opera every spring, or intramural broomball competition that happens every January, it’s obvious that traditions are one thing that make St. Olaf stand out.
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Campus Tour
There's nothing quite like the experience of walking across campus, but for those who can't make the journey to Northfield, let us show you a few of the great places where St. Olaf students live and learn.
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Between Finding A Job And Loving A Job
Beyond a great education, St. Olaf provides one-on-one career coaching and peer advising. We do everything we can to ensure that Oles are able to leverage their education into a job that’s meaningful and relevant.
of Ole are employed, in graduate school or engaged in full time service work within 9 months of graduation
of Ole alums report finding satisfying jobs that leverage the skills they developed at St. Olaf
92% of Oles participate in an internship, undergraduate research or other experiential learning experience.
Learn more about the #1 Study Abroad program with hundreds of opportunities
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We have 27 varsity sports, 14 club sports and over 40 intramural options
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One of three liberal arts colleges that offer fully-accredited majors in art, dance, music and theater.
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Princeton Review
- Best Value College
- #7 Best Food
- #12 Best Science Lab Facilities
- #19 Great Financial Aid
- #20 Impact School
A College that Changes Lives
A guidebook with in-depth look at 40 colleges that prepare you for life and all the things life comprises.
11th
among the nation’s 239 baccalaureate colleges in the number of graduates who go on to earn a PHd
70%
medical school acceptance rate
SAL ALVAREZ ’19
American Studies Major
Created Urban Sound
NISHA ALBERT ’19
Biology Major
Environmental Studies Concentrator
JON BAIN ’07
Economics Major
Head of Channel Sales – Nest Labs
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