This page contains demographic and retention data about enrolled students, links to student survey data, information about intercollegiate athletics, and profiles of the incoming classes.
Incoming full-time, first-time cohort and
Full-time, degree-seeking student
- Enrollment Dashboards (interactive), most recent 10 years: These dashboards show demographics (gender, race/ethnicity/citizenship, low-income/first-generation status, federal aid status, religious affiliations, state/country of residence) for new full-time students who entered St. Olaf seeking a degree for the first time and for all full-time degree-seeking students.
- Incoming Cohort Profiles, most recent 5 years
Enrollment, various categories
- Domestic Race/Ethnicity and International Student Profile, most recent 5 years (all students)
- Citizenship Profile, most recent 5 years (all non-resident international students)
- Student-Faculty Ratios, most recent 5 years
- Total Matriculated Students, since 1886-87
Retention and Graduation Rates
- Retention and Graduation Rates Dashboards (interactive): These dashboards show first-year, second-year, and third-year retention rates and 4-year and 6-year graduation rates for full-time students who entered St. Olaf seeking a degree for the first time. These results can be disaggregated by gender, race/ethnicity/citizenship, low-income/first-generation, and federal aid category.
- Retention and Graduation Rates overall, 1991-current
High-Impact Practices
- High-Impact Practices Dashboards: These dashboards show participation in learning communities, off-campus studies, and research by the time of graduation. The results can be disaggregated by gender, race/ethnicity/citizenship, low-income/first generation, and federal aid category.
- Internship Database: Includes over 1400 internships submitted by graduating seniors from the past five years. Each internship was highlighted as one of their top two most significant professional development experiences. (Maintained by Piper Center for Vocation & Career.)
Student Survey Data
The following surveys are administered regularly to students through the IE&A office. For information about all large-scale surveys administered to students (as well as staff, faculty, and alumni) in recent years, please visit our survey database.
- National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE): This national survey examines how students spend their time in college, the nature and scope of the work they do, and their perceptions of their institution’s contribution to their learning and personal development. Administered every 2-3 years to first-year students and seniors.
- HEDS Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey: This survey is designed and administered by the Higher Education Data Sharing (HEDS) Consortium and asks asks students about their perceptions of their campus’s climate for unwanted sexual contact and sexual assault; their perceptions of how their institution responds to sexual assaults; and whether and how often they have experienced unwanted sexual contact or sexual assault. Administered every 3 years to all students. The results of this survey are hosted on the St. Olaf Title IX website.
Intercollegiate Athletics
More Data
- For more data about enrolled students, see the Common Data Set.