| First-Year Class Summary | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-year enrollment | 840 | 794 | 859 | 825 | 869 | |
| % Female / % Male / % Nonbinary | 59/38/3 | 59/39/2 | 57/39/4 | 54/42/4 | 56/43/1 | |
| Total Applications | 7,521 | 7,310 | 6,623 | 5,956 | 5,524 | |
| Acceptances offered | 3,110 | 3,171 | 3,200 | 3,106 | 3,116 | |
| First-year admit rate | 41.4% | 43.4% | 48.3% | 52.1% | 56.4% | |
| First-year yield rate | 27.0% | 25.0% | 26.8% | 26.6% | 27.9% | |
| Deferred to next year | 30 | 26 | 16 | 24 | 18 | |
| Other Enrollment | ||||||
| Transfer students | 29 | 33 | 20 | 32 | 18 | |
| International transfer students | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| International exchange students | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total New Students | ||||||
| All new students | 870 | 829 | 883 | 857 | 887 | |
| First- Year Academic Profile | ||||||
| Academic GPA | 3.73 | 3.75 | 3.73 | 3.71 | 3.72 | |
| Buntrock Scholars | 78 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 54 | |
| ACT Composite score - median | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
| SAT Combined Score - median | 1390 | 1380 | 1410 | 1350 | 1360 | |
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| States represented | 44 | 44 | 40 | 43 | 41 | |
| Minnesota | 45% | 43% | 44% | 49% | 47% | |
| Wisconsin | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 7% | |
| Illinois | 6% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | |
| California | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | |
| Colorado | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 4% | |
| Iowa | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 3% | |
| Washington | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |
| BIPOC enrollment (domestic first-year students) | ||||||
| % who reported ethnicity | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | |
| % BIPOC | 26% | 24% | 22% | 25% | 22% | |
| # of BIPOC students | 220 | 188 | 193 | 203 | 191 | |
| International representation (first-year students) | ||||||
| % International, Permanent Resident, or Dual Citizen | 12% | 18% | 16% | 13% | 13% | |
| # of International students | 60 | 95 | 109 | 68 | 84 | |
| # of permanent residents | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| # of dual citizens | 40 | 40 | 29 | 33 | 21 | |
| Countries represented | 44 | 53 | 81 | 49 | 58 | |
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Lutheran | 15% | 13% | 12% | 16% | 14% | |
| Catholic | 10% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 11% | |
| Other Christian | 23% | 25% | 23% | 22% | 22% | |
| Non-Christian | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | |
| No Preference/Unknown | 45% | 44% | 46% | 46% | 46% | |
| St. Olaf legacy | ||||||
| Parents, Siblings, or other Relatives | 22% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 23% | |
| Parents or Siblings | 13% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 13% | |
| Parents | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 8% | |
| First generation | ||||||
| % First generation | 20% | 21% | 22% | 22% | 20% | |
as prepared by Enrollment Information and Research