St. Olaf College Common Data Set
Summary for 1997-2008


Summary of data from the Common Data Set (CDS) forms submitted by St. Olaf College for the seven year period from 1997-98 through 2007-08. The complete CDS forms for each year, together with appendices containing additional information, can be found at the Office of Institutional Research. (In a very few places, data that were corrected after the CDS was submitted have been corrected in this summary and are so indicated by italic type.)
 

Student Profile

CDS 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
 Student Profile
             
 
 
B1 2975 2981
2998
 3014 3011 3041 2994
3046
3058
3041
3040
 Total students
B1 1173 1246 1248 1260 1237 1212 1200
1232
1256
1304
1333
 Full Time Men
B1 1700 1674 1679 1679 1704 1761 1729
1741
1749
1680
1653
 Full Time Women
B1 33 24 28 24 21 31 32
34
30
28
23
 Part Time Men
B1 69 37 43 51 49 37 33
39
23
29
31
 Part Time Women
calc
2907.0
2940.3
2950.7
2964.0
2964.3
2995.7
2950.7
2997.3
3022.7
3003.0
 3004.0
FTE Students: FT + PT/3
             
 
B1 725 755 766 753 745 779 720
777
764
793
751
 Degree-seeking first-time freshmen
B1 307 324 312 312 311 300 298
331
339
357
345
Men
B1 418 431 454 441 434 479 422
446
425
436
406
 Women
B2 19 16 29 25 27 33 32
38
40
37
36
 Asian or Pacific Islander
B2 12 14 7 11 8 11 13
14
10
14
10
 Hispanic
B2 10 9 6 7 6 13 14
5
11
8
12
 Black (non-Hispanic)
B2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2
2
3
1
1
 American Indian or Alaskan Native
             
 
B1 2829 2869 2868 2871 2929 2974 2917
2976
3007
2993
2988
 Total degree-seeking undergraduates
B1 1164 1231 1229 1230 1233 1215 1195
1240
1259
1312
1336
 Men
B1 1665 1638 1639 1641 1696 1759 1722
1736
1748
1681
1652
 Women
B2 91 78 77 81 86 107 110
124
136
145
146
 Asian or Pacific Islander
B2 33 39 40 40 37 37 44
48
45
48
45
 Hispanic
B2 27 35 35 32 28 29 34
34
42
39
41
 Black (non-Hispanic)
B2 9 7 7 6 5 4 5
6
8
7
5
 American Indian or Alaskan Native

Admissions Profile

CDS 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
 Admissions Profile
             
 
 
             
 
Admission Profile for Men
C1 871 892 916 958 957 999 1007
1295
1276
1520
1731
 Applied
C1 690 745 717 726 733 708 774
811
895
960
971
 Admitted
C1 309 324 312 313 311 300 298
331
338
357
345
 Enrolled
             
 
             
Admission Profile for Women
C1 1440 1360 1443 1547 1506 1625 1510
1849
1715
2009
2327
 Applied
C1 1110 1121 1086 1116 1149 1197 1120
1213
1288
1332
1237
 Admitted
C1 418 431 454 443 434 479 422
446
426
436
406
 Enrolled
             
 
             
Early Decision
C21 140 156 161 136 149 125 139
131
88
112
138
 Early decision applications received
C21 120 141 131 110 127 110 115
107
85
99
119
 Applicants admitted under early decision plan
             
 
             
Wait-list (men and women)
C2 147 131 131 153 101   252
104
88
209
812
 Offered wait-list
C2     131 82 N/A   182
86
72
186
352
 Accepted wait-list
C2 77 46 46 42 19   53
8
17
0
14
 Admitted from wait-list
             
 
             
Transfer Application Profile
D2 130 141 157 169 154 152 155
167
169
108
 Transfer applicants
D2 67 82 82 62 61 63 56
67
45
48
 Admitted appllicants
D2 42 50 41 40 38 40 33
44
30
32
 Enrolled applicants

Academic Profile

CDS
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
 Academic Profile of First Year Students
             
 
 
C9 48% 47% 45% 45%
47%
 46% 46%
48%
46%
44%
48%
 Freshmen submitting SAT scores
C9 86% 87% 88% 87%
85%
 88% 90%
86%
85%
86%
88%
 Freshmen submitting ACT scores
             
 
C9 550 570 580 580
580
 590 580
600
590
580
600
 SAT I Verbal--25th Percentile
C9 670 680 680 680
680
 690 700
710
700
700
720
 SAT I Verbal--75th Percentile 
C9 560 570 570 590
570
 580 580
590
580
590
600
 SAT I Math--25th Percentile 
C9 670 690 680 680
680
 690 690
700
690
700
700
 SAT I Math--75th Percentile 
             
 
C9 24 24 24 25
25
 25 25
25
25
25
26
 ACT Composite--25th percentile
C9 29 29 29 30
29
 30 30
30
30
30
31
 ACT Composite--75th percentile
             
 
C10 95% 91% 89% 90%
88%
 86% 87%
85%
79%
78%
75%
 Freshmen submitting high school class rank
C10 45% 46% 48% 49%
49%
 50% 47%
49%
48.8%
51%
54%
 Top ten percent of high school graduating class

Tuition and Fees

CDS
1997-98
 1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
 2001-02 2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Tuition and Fees
             
           
G1 $20,520 $21,320 $22,570 $23,900 $25,880 $26,950 $28,500
 $30,950
$32,800
$35,600
$38,500
$42,200
 Tuition, Room, and Board
G1 $16,500 $17,140 $18,250
$19,400
$21,280
 $22,200 $23,650
$25,150 
$26,500
$28,200
$30,600
$34,300
 Tuition
G1 $4,020 $4,180<