St. Olaf College CDS Summary: 1997-98 – 2006-07

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Academic Profile of First Year Students

Academic Profile 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98

First-years submitting SAT scores (C9) 44% 46% 48% 46% 46% 47% 45% 45% 47% 48%

First-years submitting ACT scores (C9) 86% 85% 86% 90% 88% 85% 87% 88% 87% 86%

SAT I Verbal - 25th Percentile (C9) 580 590 600 580 590 580 580 580 570 550

SAT I Verbal - 75th Percentile (C9) 700 700 710 700 690 680 680 680 680 670

SAT I Math - 25th Percentile (C9) 590 580 590 580 580 570 590 570 570 560

SAT I Math - 75th Percentile (C9) 700 690 700 690 690 680 680 680 690 670

ACT Composite - 25th percentile (C9) 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24

ACT Composite - 75th percentile (C9) 30 30 30 30 30 29 30 29 29 29

First-years submitting high school class rank (C10) 78% 79% 85% 87% 86% 88% 90% 89% 91% 95%

Top ten percent of high school graduating class (C10) 51% 48.80% 49% 47% 50% 49% 49% 48% 46% 45%

Admissions Profile

Admissions Profile 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98

Admission Profile for Men

Applied (C1) 1520 1276 1295 1007 999 957 958 916 892 871

Admitted (C1) 960 895 811 774 708 733 726 717 745 690

Enrolled (C1) 357 338 331 298 300 311 313 312 324 309

Admission Profile for Women

Applied (C1) 2009 1715 1849 1510 1625 1506 1547 1443 1360 1440

Admitted (C1) 1332 1288 1213 1120 1197 1149 1116 1086 1121 1110

Enrolled (C1) 436 426 446 422 479 434 443 454 431 418

Early decision applications received (C21) 112 88 131 139 125 149 136 161 156 140

Applicants admitted under early decision plan (C21) 99 85 107 115 110 127 110 131 141 120

Offered wait-list (C2) 209 88 104 252 101 153 131 131 147

Accepted wait-list (C2) 186 72 86 182 N/A 82 131

Admitted from wait-list (C2) 0 17 8 53 19 42 46 46 77

Transfer applicants (D2) 169 167 155 152 154 169 157 141 130

Admitted appllicants (D2) 45 67 56 63 61 62 82 82 67

Enrolled applicants (D2) 30 44 33 40 38 40 41 50 42

Class Sizes

Class Size Profile 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98

Student-Faculty Ratio (I2) 12.6:1 12.5:1 12.5:1 11.8 : 1 12.7 : 1 12.5 : 1 12.7 : 1 12.3 : 1 12.0 : 1 11.5 : 1

%sections <20 48.80% 46.60% 43.50% 44.40% 40.90% 41.20% 44.80% 45.00% 50.70% 54.00%

Class sections less than 10 (I13) 48 38 44 39 49 51 58 54 86 79

Class sections between 10 and 19 (I13) 227 220 194 201 170 168 185 189 211 237

Class sections between 20 and 29 (I13) 211 211 221 195 215 213 209 209 211 203

Class sections between 30 and 39 (I13) 48 53 57 71 62 65 64 60 58 47

Class sections between 40 and 49 (I13) 6 5 9 14 15 16 10 10 8 10

Class sections between 50 and 99 (I13) 21 24 19 19 22 17 17 18 12 9

Class sections over 99 (I13) 2 3 3 2 2 1

%sections >=50 4.10% 4.90% 4.00% 3.90% 4.50% 3.40% 3.10% 3.30% 2.00% 1.60%

Degrees Awarded

Degrees awarded (July 1-June 30 of prior year) 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98

# Degrees awarded in previous year (B3) 715 689 708 690 692 648 670 674 655 617

Six year graduation rate (by August 31, six years) (B11) 84.70% 83.60% 84.00% 81.30% 80.40% 80.20% 75.10% 77.20% 78.50% 78.20%

First year retention rate (B22) 93.30% 92.10% 93.60% 92.30% 93.00% 92.60% 91.70% 91.50% 91.60% 88.50%

% of total majors, including double majors

Social sciences and history (J1) 16.40% 17% 19.70% 16.60% 21.50% 17.60% 18.20% 19.70% 19.70% 20.10%

Visual and performing arts (J1) 14.70% 13% 14.60% 13.60% 14.00% 12.80% 14.50% 14.10% 14.10% 14.80%

English (J1) 7.70% 10% 8.80% 8.50% 9.50% 9.90% 12.70% 12.20% 13.60% 10.50%

Physical Sciences & Mathematics (J1) 13.30% 13% 10.30% 11.20% 12.70% 14.50% 11.90% 13.20% 13.20% 12.90%

Biological and Life Sciences (J1) 11.40% 8% 8.20% 12.30% 13.60% 15.90% 11.30% 11.60% 11.60% 12.00%

Psychology (J1) 5.70% 9% 7.30% 9.00% 9.00% 6.60% 8.20% 9.60% 9.60% 8.00%

Faculty Profile

Faculty Profile 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98

Total number of instructional faculty (I1) 324 332 327 334 322 322 315 320 321 330

Total full-time faculty (I1) 195 197 195 206 192 195 193 195 207 215

Full time minority faculty (I1) 10 11 11 11 11 7 9 10 11 11

Full time faculty who are men (I1) 112 113 113 120 114 111 118 122 129 141

Full time faculty who are women (I1) 83 84 82 86 78 84 75 73 78 74

Total part-time faculty (I1) 129 135 132 128 130 127 122 135 114 115

Part-time minority faculty (I1) 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 4 0 1

Part-time faculty who are men (I1) 65 68 70 65 62 63 61 65 54 49

Part-time faculty who are women (I1) 64 67 62 63 68 64 61 70 60 66

Need-Based Financial Aid

Need-Based Financial Aid (in $1000 units) 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98

Federal (H1) $1,398 $1,518 $1,668 $1,726 $1,446 $1,287 $1,243 $1,168 $1,264 $1,182

State (H1) $1,680 $1,607 $1,668 $1,781 $1,776 $1,782 $1,945 $1,926 $1,952 $1,908

Institutional (H1) $26,659 $24,184 $21,687 $18,816 $16,452 $15,557 $14,010 $13,181 $12,166 $12,754

External Sources (H1) $1,330 $1,420 $1,317 $1,201 $1,190 $1,229 $1,193 $1,043 $928 $835

Total Scholarships & Grants (H1) $31,068 $28,730 $26,340 $23,524 $20,864 $19,855 $18,393 $17,319 $16,309 $16,680

Student Loans (H1) $8,129 $8,020 $7,665 $7,365 $6,092 $6,913 $8,670 $7,014 $5,989 $6,550

Federal work-study (H1) $2,004 $2,119 $2,124 $1,945 $1,575 $1,778 $1,781 $1,995 $1,592 $474

State WS or other employment (H1) $1,729 $1,153 $1,171 $620 $696 $478 $351 $209 $763 $1,226

Total Self-Help (H1) $11,862 $11,293 $10,960 $9,931 $8,363 $9,169 $10,401 $9,129 $8,344 $8,250

Freshman applicants for financial aid (H2) 625 577 592 634 692 651 657 670 662 535

Freshman who received financial aid (H2) 511 475 482 484 468 452 466 471 478 464

Full-time students who applied for financial aid (H2) 2182 2088 2019 2094 2,566 2,619 2,787 2,726 2,513 1,958

Full-time students who received financial aid (H2) 1910 1877 1843 1843 1,720 1,785 1,779 1,751 1,771 1,837

Average aid package for those who received aid (All FT) (Actual) (H2) $22,360 $21,869 $19,797 $18,172 $16,873 $16,354 $15,494 $14,654 $14,481 $13,782

Average gift award included in aid package (All FT) (Actual) (H2) $15,990 $14,973 $14,513 $12,210 $12,421 $11,562 $9,852 $9,895 $7,261

Non-Need-Based Financial Aid

Non-Need-Based Financial Aid (in $1000 units) 2006-07 2004-05 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98

Federal (H1) $24 $33 $29 $35 $35 $25 $25 $19 $16

Institutional (H1) $3,966 $3,812 $3,723 $3,230 $3,563 $2,711 $2,324 $2,150 $1,820 $1,397

External Sources (H1) $428 $466 $527 $408 $530 $523 $446 $357 $338 $348

Total Scholarships & Grants (H1) $4,417 $4,312 $4,279 $3,673 $4,128 $3,260 $2,795 $2,508 $2,175 $1,746

Student Loans (H1) $4,240 $3,478 $4,955 $4,154 $2,732 $2,940 $2,759 $2,258 $1,384 $1,100

State WS or other employment (H1) $296 $230 $345 $1,084 $1,157 $1,133 $1,046 $734 $291 $300

Total Self-Help (H1) $4,536 $3,708 $5,300 $5,239 $3,889 $4,073 $3,806 $2,991 $1,874 $1,400

Parent Loans (H1) $10,962 $10,606 $8,135 $6,107 $3,805 $1,606 $1,479 $1,350 $1,730 $2,400

Students receiving non-need-based aid (All FT) (Actual) (H2A) 524 510 534 565 632 600 595 585 487

Average non-need based award (All FT) (Actual) (H2A) $7,208 $7,210 $6,545 $5,717 $4,625 $4,518 $3,916 $3,697 $3,331

Library Holdings

Library Holdings 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98

(data not collected) (data not collected)

Books, serial backfiles, government documents (E4) 707,351 668,796 654,950 623,414 521,383 502,954 488,299 488,299

Serial subscriptions (E5) 2,538 2,945 1,616 2,216 1,805 1,894 1,703 1,703

Audiovisual Materials (E7) 13,239 17,434 16,194 15,784 13,476 13,710 10,761 10,761

Student Profile

Student Profile 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98

Total students (B1) 3041 3058 3046 2994 3041 3011 3014 2998 2981 2975

Full Time Men (B1) 1304 1256 1232 1200 1212 1237 1260 1248 1246 1173

Full Time Women (B1) 1680 1749 1741 1729 1761 1704 1679 1679 1674 1700

Part Time Men (B1) 28 30 34 32 31 21 24 28 24 33

Part Time Women (B1) 29 23 39 33 37 49 51 43 37 69

FTE Students: FT + PT/3 3003 3022.7 2997.3 2950.7 2995.7 2964.3 2964 2950.7 2940.3 2907

Degree-seeking first-time freshmen (B1) 793 764 777 720 779 745 753 766 755 725

Men (B1) 357 339 331 298 300 311 312 312 324 307

Women (B1) 436 425 446 422 479 434 441 454 431 418

Asian or Pacific Islander (B2) 37 40 38 32 33 27 25 29 16 19

Hispanic (B2) 14 10 14 13 11 8 11 7 14 12

Black (non-Hispanic) (B2) 8 11 5 14 13 6 7 6 9 10

American Indian or Alaskan Native (B2) 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3

Total degree-seeking undergraduates (B1) 2993 3007 2976 2917 2974 2929 2871 2868 2869 2829

Men (B1) 1312 1259 1240 1195 1215 1233 1230 1229 1231 1164

Women (B1) 1681 1748 1736 1722 1759 1696 1641 1639 1638 1665

Asian or Pacific Islander (B2) 145 136 124 110 107 86 81 77 78 91

Hispanic (B2) 48 45 48 44 37 37 40 40 39 33

Black (non-Hispanic) (B2) 39 42 34 34 29 28 32 35 35 27

American Indian or Alaskan Native (B2) 7 8 6 5 4 5 6 7 7 9

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and Fees 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98

Tuition, Room, and Board (G1) $35,600 $32,800 $30,950 $28,500 $26,950 $25,880 $23,900 $22,570 $21,320 $20,520

Tuition (G1) $28,200 $26,500 $25,150 $23,650 $22,200 $21,280 $19,400 $18,250 $17,140 $16,500

Room and Board (G1) $7,400 $6,300 $5,800 $4,850 $4,750 $4,600 $4,500 $4,320 $4,180 $4,020

Pct of graduating class with education debt (H4) 62% 65% 74% 78% 64% 61% 64% 71% 68% 66%

Average per-borrower cumulative indebtedness (H5) $23,993 $19,410 $18,855 $18,024 $18,806 $17,842 $18,697 $15,991 $15,959 $15,965

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