Student 6-year Graduation Rates

The following tables show the percent of full-time first-time degree-seeking students who entered St. Olaf College in the fall semester of the given year and graduated within 6 years, or 150% of expected completion time.

Overall student retention for each year and 4, 5, and 6-year graduation rates can be found here.

By federal student aid category

By gender and race/ethnicity

Entering Fall Semester
2003
2004
2005
2006
Female Total Entering Headcount
422
446
426
436
Female Total Graduation Rate
88.4%
87.4%
84.7%
88.1%
Female Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native*
100.0%
100.0%
33.3%
100.0%
Asian
77.3%
86.4%
88.5%
84.0%
Black or African American
75.0%
100.0%
83.3%
100.0%
White
89.7%
88.7%
84.7%
88.1%
One or more of above races* na na na 100.0%
Hispanic
90.0%
33.3%
75.0%
100.0%
Non-resident Int'l*
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Race and Ethnicity unknown
81.0%
82.9%
88.2%
87.5%
Male Total Entering Headcount
297
331
338
356
Male Total Graduation Rate
85.9%
82.8%
85.2%
84.3%
Male Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native*
100.0%
0.0%
na
na
Asian
90.0%
87.5%
78.6%
81.8%
Black or African American
83.3%
80.0%
80.0%
85.7%
White
87.4%
85.0%
85.9%
85.5%
Hispanic
66.7%
75.0%
57.1%
80.0%
Non-resident Int'l*
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
25.0%
Race and Ethnicity unknown
72.4%
72.5%
88.9%
76.9%
Total Entering Headcount
719
777
764
792
Total Graduation Rate
87.3%
85.5%
84.9%
86.4%
Total Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native*
100.0%
50.0%
33.3%
100.0%
Asian
81.3%
86.8%
85.0%
83.3%
Black or African American
78.6%
83.3%
81.8%
87.5%
White
88.8%
87.2%
85.2%
86.9%
One or more of above races* na na na 100.0%
Hispanic
84.6%
57.1%
63.6%
85.7%
Non-resident Int'l*
100.0%
75.0%
100.0%
57.1%
Race and Ethnicity unknown
76.0%
77.8%
88.6%
83.8%
*n<5
       

 

By federal student aid category

Entering Fall Semester
2003
2004
2005
2006
Pell Grant Recipients 85.0% 83.7% 79.1% 87.7%
Subsidized Stafford Loan Recipients (w/out Pell Grant) 84.0% 83.6% 81.0% 88.7%
Neither Pell nor Stafford 90.3% 86.6% 88.6% 84.0%
Total Cohort
87.3%
85.5%
84.9%
86.4%

 

By gender and race/ethnicity

last update: 3/13/2013