St. Olaf challenges students with the breadth and depth of a rigorous liberal arts education.
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ranking for best undergraduate teaching by U.S. News & World Report, 2019
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Academics at St. Olaf
St. Olaf is the first step toward a lifetime of learning and doing, of seeing creative solutions to real-life, global challenges. The breadth and depth of our curriculum ensures that you’ll develop the skills necessary for success in all fields.
CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
We don’t have graduate students or teaching assistants. Our professors will push you hard in class, but they’ll also be the mentors who challenge you to think about where your learning will lead. Because they will know you well, their reference letters and recommendations can open doors as they follow your life and career long after they’ve given you your last grade.
The Art Of Conversation
Conversation is at the heart of a St. Olaf education. We want students to develop the ability to listen carefully, argue forcefully, and be the kind of engaged thinker who makes a conversation more interesting.
St. Olaf’s signature Conversation programs are interdisciplinary, team-taught explorations that take students on five distinct intellectual journeys through influential texts and ideas that have shaped our past and will guide our future.
Class of 2022 participation in a First-year Conversation program or Learning Community.