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St. Olaf College Common Data Set
Summary for most recent 10 years

Summary of data from the Common Data Set (CDS) forms submitted by St. Olaf College for the most recent ten year period. The complete CDS forms for the most recent three years, together with appendices containing additional information, can be found at the Institutional Data, Reports & Information Common Data Set section.

Older CDS files may be found in the Archives Overview section. For a summary of data from 1997-98 - 2006-07, click here.

Student Profile
Admissions Profile
Academic Profile

Tuition and Fees
Financial Aid

Faculty Profile
Class Size Profile
Degrees Awarded

Student Profile

CDS	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	Student Profile

B1	2994	3046	3058	3041	3040	3073	3099	3156	3179	3176	Total students
B1	1200	1232	1256	1304	1333	1363	1352	1410	1373	1380	Full Time Men
B1	1729	1741	1749	1680	1653	1653	1676	1695	1740	1748	Full Time Women
B1	32	34	30	28	23	16	32	22	34	26	Part Time Men
B1	33	39	23	29	31	41	39	29	32	22	Part Time Women
calc	2950.7	2997.3	3022.7	3003.0	3004.0	3035.0	3051.7	3122.0	3135.0	3144.0	FTE Students: FT + PT/3

B1	720	777	764	793	751	813	778	844	739	864	Degree-seeking first-time freshmen
B1	298	331	339	357	345	359	333	410	314	388	Men
B1	422	446	425	436	406	454	445	434	425	476	Women
B2	2	2	3	1	1	3	2	1	2	2	American Indian or Alaskan Native
B2	32	38	40	37	36	51	36				Asian or Pacific Islander (through 2009-10)
B2								44	39	36	Asian (begin 2010-11)
B2	14	5	11	8	12	11	21	21	13	11	Black (non-Hispanic)
B2								0	0	0	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
B2								29	32	38	Multiracial (begin 2010-11)
B2	13	14	10	14	10	18	25	30	24	47	Hispanic

B1	2917	2976	3007	2993	2988	3014	3033	3114	3128	3128	Total degree-seeking undergraduates
B1	1195	1240	1259	1312	1336	1362	1355	1412	1382	1380	Men
B1	1722	1736	1748	1681	1652	1652	1678	1702	1746	1748	Women
B2	5	6	8	7	5	7	6	8	7	5	American Indian or Alaskan Native
B2	110	124	136	145	146	156	146				Asian or Pacific Islander (through 2009-10)
B2								151	154	147	Asian (begin 2010-11)
B2	34	34	42	39	41	41	53	63	63	57	Black (non-Hispanic)
B2								3	3	2	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
B2								57	82	107	Multiracial (begin 2010-11)
B2	44	48	45	48	45	48	62	77	89	125	Hispanic

Admissions Profile

CDS	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	Admissions Profile

											Admission Profile for Men
C1	1007	1295	1276	1520	1731	1700	1655	1765	1820	1729	Applied
C1	774	811	895	960	971	995	953	1027	964	1024	Admitted
C1	298	331	338	357	345	359	332	410	314	388	Enrolled

											Admission Profile for Women
C1	1510	1849	1715	2009	2327	2264	2227	2259	2361	2208	Applied
C1	1120	1213	1288	1332	1237	1341	1277	1276	1250	1353	Admitted
C1	422	446	426	436	406	454	446	434	425	476	Enrolled
calc	75%	64%	73%	65%	54%	59%	57%	57%	53%	60%	Total Admit Rate (Admit/Apps)
calc	38%	38%	35%	35%	34%	35%	35%	37%	33%	36%	Total Yield Rate (Enroll/Admit)

											Early Decision
C21	139	131	88	112	138	138	208	328	317	344	Early decision applications received
C21	115	107	85	99	119	121	184	253	252	273	Applicants admitted under early decision plan

											Wait-list (men and women)
C2	252	104	88	209	812	610	576	473	740	627	Offered wait-list
C2	182	86	72	186	352	114	151	181	212	233	Accepted wait-list
C2	53	8	17	0	14	3	17	5	53	1	Admitted from wait-list

											Transfer Application Profile
D2	155		167	169	108	237	138	170	202	172	Transfer applicants
D2	56		67	45	48	66	49	65	57	42	Admitted appllicants
D2	33		44	30	32	36	26	38	35	19	Enrolled applicants

Academic Profile

CDS	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	Academic Profile of First Year Students

C9	46%	48%	46%	44%	48%	48%	46%	37%	41%	37%	Freshmen submitting SAT scores
C9	90%	86%	85%	86%	88%	88%	83%	85%	84%	79%	Freshmen submitting ACT scores

C9	580	600	590	580	600	590	590	600	590	580	SAT I Verbal--25th Percentile
C9	700	710	700	700	720	700	710	720	720	700	SAT I Verbal--75th Percentile
C9	580	590	580	590	600	590	590	600	600	580	SAT I Math--25th Percentile
C9	690	700	690	700	700	710	690	710	710	700	SAT I Math--75th Percentile

C9	25	25	25	25	26	27	26	26	27	26	ACT Composite--25th percentile
C9	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	31	ACT Composite--75th percentile

C10	87%	85%	79%	78%	75%	67%	67%	59%	56%	47%	Freshmen submitting high school class rank
C10	47%	49%	48.8%	51%	54%	59%	53%	56%	60%	50%	Top ten percent of high school graduating class

Tuition and Fees

CDS	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	Tuition and Fees (year in which the tuition is payable)

G1	$30,950	$32,800	$35,600	$38,500	$42,200	$43,700	$45,300	$46,950	$48,650	$49,960	Tuition, Room, and Board
G1	$25,150	$26,500	$28,200	$30,600	$34,300	$35,500	$36,800	$38,150	$39,560	$40,700	Tuition
G1	$5,800	$6,300	$7,400	$7,900	$7,900	$8,200	$8,500	$8,800	$9,090	$9,260	Room and Board
											(year reporting previous graduating class)
H4	74%	65%	62%	64%	65%	66%	65%	64%	61%		Pct of graduating class with education debt
H5	$18,855	$19,410	$23,993	$25,501	$25,273	$25,853	$26,115	$25,440	$27,637		Average per-borrower cumulative indebtedness

Financial Aid

CDS	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	Need-Based Financial Aid
											(in $1000 units)
H1	$1,726	$1,668	$1,518	$1,398	$1,686	$1,907	$2,844	$3,153	$2,476	$1,963	Federal
H1	$1,781	$1,668	$1,607	$1,680	$1,651	$1,511	$1,994	$1,408	$1,483	$1,587	State
H1	$18,816	$21,687	$24,184	$26,659	$29,786	$32,543	$36,586	$41,700	$44,632	$48,758	Institutional
H1	$1,201	$1,317	$1,420	$1,330	$1,314	$1,713	$1,693	$1,818	$1,933	$1,798	External Sources
H1	$23,524	$26,340	$28,730	$31,068	$34,421	$37,675	$43,117	$48,079	$50,524	$54,106	Total Scholarships & Grants

H1	$7,365	$7,665	$8,020	$8,129	$8,564	$14,013	$8,638	$8,819	$8,113	$6,332	Student Loans
H1	$1,945	$2,124	$2,119	$2,004	$1,857	$1,851	$2,061	$1,976	$1,812	$1,679	Federal work-study
H1	$620	$1,171	$1,153	$1,729	$1,569	$1,713	$1,623	$1,803	$1,922	$2,086	State WS or other employment
H1	$9,931	$10,960	$11,293	$11,862	$11,991	$17,577	$12,322	$12,598	$16,871	$10,097	Total Self-Help

H2	634	592	577	625	596	690	634	680	677	718	Freshman applicants for financial aid
H2	484	482	475	511	466	519	512	556	475	584	Freshman who received financial aid
H2	2094	2019	2088	2182	2232	2582	2698	2391	2817	2359	Full-time students who applied for financial aid
H2	1843	1843	1877	1910	1936	1956	2011	2104	2072	2116	Full-time students who received financial aid
											(Actual)
H2	$18,172	$19,797	$21,869	$22,360	$22,743	$27,401	$26,401	$27,866	$30,911	$33,967	Average aid package for those who received aid (all FT)
H2	$12,210	$14,513	$14,973	$15,990	$15,471	$19,981	$21,228	$23,711	$25,267	$26,194	Average need-based gift award included in aid package (all FT)

CDS	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	Non-Need-Based Financial Aid
											(in $1000 units)
H1	$35	$29	$33	$24	$25	-	$-	-	-	-	Federal
H1								$22	-	-	State
H1	$3,230	$3,723	$3,812	$3,966	$4,426	$6,997	$4,443	$5,390	$6,355	$7,788	Institutional
H1	$408	$527	$466	$428	$506	$754	$464	$429	$434	$535	External Sources
H1	$3,673	$4,279	$4,312	$4,417	$4,513	$7,752	$4,907	$5,841	$6,789	$8,323	Total Scholarships & Grants

H1	$4,154	$4,955	$3,478	$4,240	$4,140	$1,582	$4,632	$4,754	$5,995	$7,738	Student Loans
H1	$1,084	$345	$230	$296	$373	$351	$501	$291	$275	$258	State WS or other employment
H1	$5,239	$5,300	$3,708	$4,536	$4,513	$1,934	$5,133	$5,045	$1,245	$7,995	Total Self-Help
H1	$6,107	$8,135	$10,606	$10,962	$11,420	$11,202	$6,914	$4,516	$3,623	$3,156	Parent Loans
											(Actual)
H2A	565	534	510	524	545	937 (?)	516	521	593	681	Students receiving non-need-based aid
H2A	$5,717	$6,545	$7,210	$7,208	$7,889	$7,963	$8,611	$9,951	$11,052	$11,438	Average non-need based award

Faculty Profile

CDS	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	Faculty Profile

I1	334	327	332	324	327	323	327	336	333	340	Total number of instructional faculty
I1	206	195	197	195	197	194	207	213	218	223	Total full-time faculty
I1	11	11	11	10	13	17	23	27	29	29	Full time minority faculty
I1	120	113	113	112	116	112	115	118	122	125	Full time faculty who are men
I1	86	82	84	83	81	82	92	95	96	98	Full time faculty who are women
I1
I1	128	132	135	129	130	129	120	123	115	117	Total part-time faculty
I1	5	5	5	6	4	7	4	3	7	8	Part-time minority faculty
I1	65	70	68	65	63	68	65	59	53	63	Part-time faculty who are men
I1	63	62	67	64	67	61	55	64	62	54	Part-time faculty who are women

Class Sizes

CDS	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	Class Size Profile

I2	11.8 : 1	12.5:1	12.5:1	12.6:1	12.5:1	12.8:1	12.4 : 1	12.3:1	12.2:1	12.0:1	Student-Faculty Ratio

	44.4%	43.5%	46.6%	48.8%	60.1%	60.5%	59.8%	60.9%	57.5%	60.2%	%sections <20
I13	39	44	38	48	49	44	45	46	42	54	Class sections less than 10
I13	201	194	220	227	294	312	307	318	299	314	Class sections between 10 and 19
I13	195	221	211	211	124	145	151	146	164	153	Class sections between 20 and 29
I13	71	57	53	48	66	51	49	51	54	56	Class sections between 30 and 39
I13	14	9	5	6	14	14	11	13	10	18	Class sections between 40 and 49
I13	19	19	24	21	21	20	26	21	22	13	Class sections between 50 and 99
I13	2	3	3	2	3	2	0	2	2	3	Class sections over 99
	3.9%	4.0%	4.9%	4.1%	4.2%	3.7%	4.4%	3.9%	4.0%	2.6%	%sections >=50

Degrees Awarded

CDS	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	Degrees awarded (July 1-June 30 of prior year)

B3	690	708	689	715	670	722	690	716	703	768	# Degrees awarded in previous year
B11	81.3%	84.0%	83.6%	84.7%	86.2%	86.5%	87.3%	85.5%	84.9%	86.4%	Six year graduation rate (by August 31, six years)
B22	92.3%	93.6%	92.1%	93.3%	93.4%	91.7%	93.2%	93.2%	94.2%	92.8%	First year retention rate
											% of total majors, including double majors
J1	16.6%	19.7%	17%	16.4%	18.3%	17%	20.7%	21%	20%	19.6%%	Social sciences and history
J1	13.6%	14.6%	13%	14.7%	12.1%	13%	12.1%	11%	10%	9.6%	Visual and performing arts
J1	11.2%	10.3%	13%	13.3%	13.2%	13%	12.0%	16%	18%	19.1%	Physical Sciences & Mathematics
J1	12.3%	8.2%	8%	11.4%	7.5%	13%	10.8%	10%	12%	12.1%	Biological and Life Sciences
J1	3.8%	6.1%	5%	7.2%	6.8%	5%	6.6%	5%	5%	5.6%	Foreign languages & literature
J1	8.5%	8.8%	10%	7.7%	8.1%	8%	6.1%	6%	6%	5.5%	English
J1	9.0%	7.3%	9%	5.7%	6.3%	6%	6.1%	5%	5%	6.1%	Psychology

St. Olaf College Common Data Set Summary for most recent 10 years