St. Olaf College Common Data Set
Summary for 1997-98 - 2006-07


Summary of data from the Common Data Set (CDS) forms submitted by St. Olaf College for the ten year period from 1997-98 through 2006-07. 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.) For a summary of more recent data, click here.
 

Student Profile

CDS
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
 Student Profile
             
 
B1 2975 2981
2998
 3014 3011 3041 2994
3046
3058
3041
 Total students
B1 1173 1246 1248 1260 1237 1212 1200
1232
1256
1304
 Full Time Men
B1 1700 1674 1679 1679 1704 1761 1729
1741
1749
1680
 Full Time Women
B1 33 24 28 24 21 31 32
34
30
28
 Part Time Men
B1 69 37 43 51 49 37 33
39
23
29
 Part Time Women
calc
2907.0
2940.3
2950.7
2964.0
2964.3
2995.7
2950.7
2997.3
3022.7
3003.0
FTE Students: FT + PT/3
             
 
B1 725 755 766 753 745 779 720
777
764
793
 Degree-seeking first-time freshmen
B1 307 324 312 312 311 300 298
331
339
357
 Men
B1 418 431 454 441 434 479 422
446
425
436
 Women
B2 19 16 29 25 27 33 32
38
40
37
 Asian or Pacific Islander
B2 12 14 7 11 8 11 13
14
10
14
 Hispanic
B2 10 9 6 7 6 13 14
5
11
8
 Black (non-Hispanic)
B2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2
2
3
1
 American Indian or Alaskan Native
             
 
B1 2829 2869 2868 2871 2929 2974 2917
2976
3007
2993
 Total degree-seeking undergraduates
B1 1164 1231 1229 1230 1233 1215 1195
1240
1259
1312
 Men
B1 1665 1638 1639 1641 1696 1759 1722
1736
1748
1681
 Women
B2 91 78 77 81 86 107 110
124
136
145
 Asian or Pacific Islander
B2 33 39 40 40 37 37 44
48
45
48
 Hispanic
B2 27 35 35 32 28 29 34
34
42
39
 Black (non-Hispanic)
B2 9 7 7 6 5 4 5
6
8
7
 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
 Admissions Profile
             
 
             
Admission Profile for Men
C1 871 892 916 958 957 999 1007
1295
1276
1520
 Applied
C1 690 745 717 726 733 708 774
811
895
960
 Admitted
C1 309 324 312 313 311 300 298
331
338
357
 Enrolled
             
 
             
Admission Profile for Women
C1 1440 1360 1443 1547 1506 1625 1510
1849
1715
2009
 Applied
C1 1110 1121 1086 1116 1149 1197 1120
1213
1288
1332
 Admitted
C1 418 431 454 443 434 479 422
446
426
436
 Enrolled
             
 
             
Early Decision
C21 140 156 161 136 149 125 139
131
88
112
 Early decision applications received
C21 120 141 131 110 127 110 115
107
85
99
 Applicants admitted under early decision plan
             
 
             
Wait-list (men and women)
C2 147 131 131 153 101 252
104
88
209
 Offered wait-list
C2     131 82 N/A 182
86
72
186
 Accepted wait-list
C2 77 46 46 42 19 53
8
17
0
 Admitted from wait-list
             
 
             
Transfer Application Profile
D2 130 141 157 169 154 152 155
167
169
 Transfer applicants
D2 67 82 82 62 61 63 56
67
45
 Admitted appllicants
D2 42 50 41 40 38 40 33
44
30
 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
 Academic Profile of First Year Students
             
 
C9 48% 47% 45% 45%
47%
 46% 46%
48%
46%
44%
 Freshmen submitting SAT scores
C9 86% 87% 88% 87%
85%
 88% 90%
86%
85%
86%
 Freshmen submitting ACT scores
             
 
C9 550 570 580 580
580
 590 580
600
590
580
 SAT I Verbal--25th Percentile
C9 670 680 680 680
680
 690 700
710
700
700
 SAT I Verbal--75th Percentile 
C9 560 570 570 590
570
 580 580
590
580
590
 SAT I Math--25th Percentile 
C9 670 690 680 680
680
 690 690
700
690
700
 SAT I Math--75th Percentile 
             
 
C9 24 24 24 25
25
 25 25
25
25
25
 ACT Composite--25th percentile
C9 29 29 29 30
29
 30 30
30
30
30
 ACT Composite--75th percentile
             
 
C10 95% 91% 89% 90%
88%
 86% 87%
85%
79%
78%
 Freshmen submitting high school class rank
C10 45% 46% 48% 49%
49%
 50% 47%
49%
48.8%
51%
 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
 Tuition and Fees
             
   
G1 $20,520 $21,320 $22,570 $23,900 $25,880 $26,950 $28,500
 $30,950
$32,800
$35,600
 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
 Tuition
G1 $4,020 $4,180 $4,320 $4,500
$4,600
 $4,750 $4,850
 $5,800
$6,300
$7,400
 Room and Board
                 
 
H4 66% 68% 71% 64%
61%
 64% 78%
 74%
65%
62%
 Pct of graduating class with education debt
H5 $15,965 $15,959 $15,991 $18,697
$17,842
 $18,806 $18,024
 $18,855
$19,410
 $23,993 Average per-borrower cumulative indebtedness

Financial Aid

CDS
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
 Need-Based Financial Aid
             
(in $1000 units)
H1 $1,182 $1,264 $1,168 $1,243 $1,287 $1,446 $1,726
$1,668
$1,518
$1,398
 Federal
H1 $1,908 $1,952 $1,926 $1,945 $1,782 $1,776 $1,781
$1,668
$1,607
$1,680
 State
H1 $12,754 $12,166 $13,181 $14,010 $15,557 $16,452 $18,816
$21,687
$24,184
$26,659
 Institutional
H1 $835 $928 $1,043 $1,193 $1,229 $1,190 $1,201
$1,317
$1,420
$1,330
 External Sources
H1 $16,680 $16,309 $17,319 $18,393 $19,855 $20,864 $23,524
$26,340
$28,730
$31,068
 Total Scholarships & Grants
             
 
H1 $6,550 $5,989 $7,014 $8,670 $6,913 $6,092 $7,365
$7,665
$8,020
$8,129
 Student Loans
H1 $474 $1,592 $1,995 $1,781 $1,778 $1,575 $1,945
$2,124
$2,119
$2,004
 Federal work-study
H1 $1,226 $763 $209 $351 $478 $696 $620
$1,171
$1,153
$1,729
 State WS or other employment
H1 $8,250 $8,344 $9,129 $10,401 $9,169 $8,363 $9,931
$10,960
$11,293
$11,862
 Total Self-Help

           
 
H2 535 662 670 657 651 692 634
592
577
625
 Freshman applicants for financial aid
H2 464 478 471 466 452 468 484
482
475
511
 Freshman who received financial aid
H2 1,958 2,513 2,726 2,787 2,619 2,566 2094
2019
2088
2182
 Full-time students who applied for financial aid
H2 1,837 1,771 1,751 1,779 1,785 1,720 1843
1843
1877
1910
 Full-time students who received financial aid
             
(Actual) 
H2 $13,782 $14,481 $14,654 $15,494 $16,354 $16,873 $18,172
$19,797
$21,869
$22,360
 Average aid package for those who received aid
H2   $7,261 $9,895 $9,852 $11,562 $12,421 $12,210
$14,513
$14,973
$15,990
 Average gift award included in aid package
             
 
CDS 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
2004-05
2004-05
2006-07
 Non-Need-Based Financial Aid
             
(in $1000 units)
H1   $16 $19 $25 $25 $35 $35
$29
$33
$24
 Federal
H1 $1,397 $1,820 $2,150 $2,324 $2,711 $3,563 $3,230
$3,723
$3,812
$3,966
 Institutional
H1 $348 $338 $357 $446 $523 $530 $408
$527
$466
$428
 External Sources
H1 $1,746 $2,175 $2,508 $2,795 $3,260 $4,128 $3,673
$4,279
$4,312
$4,417
 Total Scholarships & Grants
             
 
H1 $1,100 $1,384 $2,258 $2,759 $2,940 $2,732 $4,154
$4,955
$3,478
$4,240
 Student Loans
H1 $300 $291 $734 $1,046 $1,133 $1,157 $1,084
$345
$230
$296
 State WS or other employment
H1 $1,400 $1,874 $2,991 $3,806 $4,073 $3,889 $5,239
$5,300
$3,708
$4,536
 Total Self-Help
H1 $2,400 $1,730 $1,350 $1,479 $1,606 $3,805 $6,107
$8,135
$10,606
$10,962
 Parent Loans
             
(Actual) 
H2A   487 585 595 600 632 565
534
510
524
 Students receiving non-need-based aid
H2A   $3,331 $3,697 $3,916 $4,518 $4,625 $5,717
$6,545
$7,210
$7,208
 Average non-need based award

Library Holdings

CDS
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
 Library Holdings
             
(data not collected)   (data not collected)  
E4 488,299 488,299 502,954 521,383 623,414 654,950 668,796  
707,351
   Books, serial backfiles, government documents 
E5 1,703 1,703 1,894 1,805 2,216 1,616 2,945  
2,538
   Serial subscriptions
E7 10,761 10,761 13,710 13,476 15,784 16,194 17,434  
13,239
   Audiovisual Materials

Faculty Profile

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

           
 
 
I1 330 321 320 315 322 322 334
327
332
324
 Total number of instructional faculty
I1 215 207 195 193 195 192 206
195
197
195
 Total full-time faculty
I1 11 11 10 9 7 11 11
11
11
10
 Full time minority faculty
I1 141 129 122 118 111 114 120
113
113
112
 Full time faculty who are men
I1 74 78 73 75 84 78 86
82
84
83
 Full time faculty who are women
I1            
 
I1 115 114 135 122 127 130 128
132
135
129
 Total part-time faculty
I1 1 0 4 2 3 4 5
5
5
6
 Part-time minority faculty
I1 49 54 65 61 63 62 65
70
68
65
 Part-time faculty who are men
I1 66 60 70 61 64 68 63
62
67
64
 Part-time faculty who are women

Class Sizes

CDS
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
 Class Size Profile
             
 
 
I2 11.5 : 1 12.0 : 1 12.3 : 1 12.7 : 1 12.5 : 1 12.7 : 1 11.8 : 1
12.5:1
12.5:1
12.6:1
 Student-Faculty Ratio
             
 
 
54.0%
50.7%
45.0%
44.8%
41.2%
40.9%
44.4%
43.5%
46.6%
48.8%
 %sections <20
I13 79 86 54 58 51 49 39
44
38
48
 Class sections less than 10
I13 237 211 189 185 168 170 201
194
220
227
 Class sections between 10 and 19
I13 203 211 209 209 213 215 195
221
211
211
 Class sections between 20 and 29
I13 47 58 60 64 65 62 71
57
53
48
 Class sections between 30 and 39
I13 10 8 10 10 16 15 14
9
5
6
 Class sections between 40 and 49
I13 9 12 18 17 17 22 19
19
24
21
 Class sections between 50 and 99
I13         1 2 2
3
3
2
 Class sections over 99
1.6%
2.0%
3.3%
3.1%
3.4%
4.5%
3.9%
4.0%
4.9%
4.1%
 %sections >=50

Degrees Awarded

CDS
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
 Degrees awarded
(July 1-June 30 of prior year)
             
 
B3 617 655 674 670 648 692 690
708
689
715
 # Degrees awarded in previous year
B11 78.2% 78.5% 77.2% 75.1% 80.2% 80.4% 81.3%
84.0%
83.6%
84.7%
 Six year graduation rate
(by August 31, six years)
B22 88.5%  91.6% 91.5% 91.7% 92.6% 93.0% 92.3%
93.6%
92.1%
93.3%
 First year retention rate
             
% of total majors, including double majors 
J1 20.1% 19.7% 19.7% 18.2% 17.6% 21.5% 16.6%
19.7%
17%
16.4%
 Social sciences and history
J1 14.8% 14.1% 14.1% 14.5% 12.8% 14.0% 13.6%
14.6%
13%
14.7%
 Visual and performing arts
J1 10.5% 13.6% 12.2% 12.7% 9.9% 9.5% 8.5%
8.8%
10%
7.7%
 English
J1 12.9% 13.2% 13.2% 11.9% 14.5% 12.7% 11.2%
10.3%
13%
13.3%
 Physical Sciences & Mathematics
J1 12.0% 11.6% 11.6% 11.3% 15.9% 13.6% 12.3%
8.2%
8%
11.4%
 Biological and Life Sciences
J1 8.0% 9.6% 9.6% 8.2% 6.6% 9.0% 9.0%
7.3%
9%
5.7%
 Psychology