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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	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Student Profile

B1	3041	2994	3046	3058	3041	3040	3073	3099	3156	3179	Total students
B1	1212	1200	1232	1256	1304	1333	1363	1352	1410	1373	Full Time Men
B1	1761	1729	1741	1749	1680	1653	1653	1676	1695	1740	Full Time Women
B1	31	32	34	30	28	23	16	32	22	34	Part Time Men
B1	37	33	39	23	29	31	41	39	29	32	Part Time Women
calc	2995.7	2950.7	2997.3	3022.7	3003.0	3004.0	3035.0	3051.7	3122.0	3135.0	FTE Students: FT + PT/3

B1	779	720	777	764	793	751	813	778	844	739	Degree-seeking first-time freshmen
B1	300	298	331	339	357	345	359	333	410	314	Men
B1	479	422	446	425	436	406	454	445	434	425	Women
B2	1	2	2	3	1	1	3	2	1	2	American Indian or Alaskan Native
B2	33	32	38	40	37	36	51	36			Asian or Pacific Islander (through 2009-10)
B2									44	39	Asian (begin 2010-11)
B2	13	14	5	11	8	12	11	21	21	13	Black (non-Hispanic)
B2									0	0	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
B2									29	32	Multiracial (begin 2010-11)
B2	11	13	14	10	14	10	18	25	30	24	Hispanic

B1	2974	2917	2976	3007	2993	2988	3014	3033	3114	3128	Total degree-seeking undergraduates
B1	1215	1195	1240	1259	1312	1336	1362	1355	1412	1382	Men
B1	1759	1722	1736	1748	1681	1652	1652	1678	1702	1746	Women
B2	4	5	6	8	7	5	7	6	8	7	American Indian or Alaskan Native
B2	107	110	124	136	145	146	156	146			Asian or Pacific Islander (through 2009-10)
B2									151	154	Asian (begin 2010-11)
B2	29	34	34	42	39	41	41	53	63	63	Black (non-Hispanic)
B2									3	3	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
B2									57	82	Multiracial (begin 2010-11)
B2	37	44	48	45	48	45	48	62	77	89	Hispanic

Admissions Profile

CDS	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Admissions Profile

											Admission Profile for Men
C1	999	1007	1295	1276	1520	1731	1700	1655	1765	1820	Applied
C1	708	774	811	895	960	971	995	953	1027	964	Admitted
C1	300	298	331	338	357	345	359	332	410	314	Enrolled

											Admission Profile for Women
C1	1625	1510	1849	1715	2009	2327	2264	2227	2259	2361	Applied
C1	1197	1120	1213	1288	1332	1237	1341	1277	1276	1250	Admitted
C1	479	422	446	426	436	406	454	446	434	425	Enrolled

											Early Decision
C21	125	139	131	88	112	138	138	208	328	317	Early decision applications received
C21	110	115	107	85	99	119	121	184	253	252	Applicants admitted under early decision plan

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

											Transfer Application Profile
D2	152	155		167	169	108	237	138	170	202	Transfer applicants
D2	63	56		67	45	48	66	49	65	57	Admitted appllicants
D2	40	33		44	30	32	36	26	38	35	Enrolled applicants

Academic Profile

CDS	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Academic Profile of First Year Students

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

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

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

C10	86%	87%	85%	79%	78%	75%	67%	67%	59%	56%	Freshmen submitting high school class rank
C10	50%	47%	49%	48.8%	51%	54%	59%	53%	56%	60%	Top ten percent of high school graduating class

Tuition and Fees

CDS	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Tuition and Fees

G1	$26,950	$28,500	$30,950	$32,800	$35,600	$38,500	$42,200	$43,700	$45,300	$46,950	Tuition, Room, and Board
G1	$22,200	$23,650	$25,150	$26,500	$28,200	$30,600	$34,300	$35,500	$36,800	$38,150	Tuition
G1	$4,750	$4,850	$5,800	$6,300	$7,400	$7,900	$7,900	$8,200	$8,500	$8,800	Room and Board

H4	64%	78%	74%	65%	62%	64%	65%	66%	65%	64%	Pct of graduating class with education debt
H5	$18,806	$18,024	$18,855	$19,410	$23,993	$25,501	$25,273	$25,853	$26,115	$25,440	Average per-borrower cumulative indebtedness

Financial Aid

CDS	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Need-Based Financial Aid
											(in $1000 units)
H1	$1,446	$1,726	$1,668	$1,518	$1,398	$1,686	$1,907	$2,844	$3,153	$2,476	Federal
H1	$1,776	$1,781	$1,668	$1,607	$1,680	$1,651	$1,511	$1,994	$1,408	$1,483	State
H1	$16,452	$18,816	$21,687	$24,184	$26,659	$29,786	$32,543	$36,586	$41,700	$44,632	Institutional
H1	$1,190	$1,201	$1,317	$1,420	$1,330	$1,314	$1,713	$1,693	$1,818	$1,933	External Sources
H1	$20,864	$23,524	$26,340	$28,730	$31,068	$34,421	$37,675	$43,117	$48,079	$50,524	Total Scholarships & Grants

H1	$6,092	$7,365	$7,665	$8,020	$8,129	$8,564	$14,013	$8,638	$8,819	$8,113	Student Loans
H1	$1,575	$1,945	$2,124	$2,119	$2,004	$1,857	$1,851	$2,061	$1,976	$1,812	Federal work-study
H1	$696	$620	$1,171	$1,153	$1,729	$1,569	$1,713	$1,623	$1,803	$1,922	State WS or other employment
H1	$8,363	$9,931	$10,960	$11,293	$11,862	$11,991	$17,577	$12,322	$12,598	$16,871	Total Self-Help

H2	692	634	592	577	625	596	690	634	680	677	Freshman applicants for financial aid
H2	468	484	482	475	511	466	519	512	556	475	Freshman who received financial aid
H2	2,566	2094	2019	2088	2182	2232	2582	2698	2391	2817	Full-time students who applied for financial aid
H2	1,720	1843	1843	1877	1910	1936	1956	2011	2104	2072	Full-time students who received financial aid
											(Actual)
H2	$16,873	$18,172	$19,797	$21,869	$22,360	$22,743	$27,401	$26,401	$27,866	$30,911	Average aid package for those who received aid (all FT)
H2	$12,421	$12,210	$14,513	$14,973	$15,990	$15,471	$19,981	$21,228	$23,711	$25,267	Average need-based gift award included in aid package (all FT)

CDS	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Non-Need-Based Financial Aid
											(in $1000 units)
H1	$35	$35	$29	$33	$24	$25	-	$-	-	-	Federal
									$22	-	State
H1	$3,563	$3,230	$3,723	$3,812	$3,966	$4,426	$6,997	$4,443	$5,390	$6,355	Institutional
H1	$530	$408	$527	$466	$428	$506	$754	$464	$429	$434	External Sources
H1	$4,128	$3,673	$4,279	$4,312	$4,417	$4,513	$7,752	$4,907	$5,841	$6,789	Total Scholarships & Grants

H1	$2,732	$4,154	$4,955	$3,478	$4,240	$4,140	$1,582	$4,632	$4,754	$5,995	Student Loans
H1	$1,157	$1,084	$345	$230	$296	$373	$351	$501	$291	$275	State WS or other employment
H1	$3,889	$5,239	$5,300	$3,708	$4,536	$4,513	$1,934	$5,133	$5,045	$1,245	Total Self-Help
H1	$3,805	$6,107	$8,135	$10,606	$10,962	$11,420	$11,202	$6,914	$4,516	$3,623	Parent Loans
											(Actual)
H2A	632	565	534	510	524	545	937 (?)	516	521	593	Students receiving non-need-based aid
H2A	$4,625	$5,717	$6,545	$7,210	$7,208	$7,889	$7,963	$8,611	$9,951	$11,052	Average non-need based award

Faculty Profile

CDS	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Faculty Profile

I1	322	334	327	332	324	327	323	327	336	333	Total number of instructional faculty
I1	192	206	195	197	195	197	194	207	213	218	Total full-time faculty
I1	11	11	11	11	10	13	17	23	27	29	Full time minority faculty
I1	114	120	113	113	112	116	112	115	118	122	Full time faculty who are men
I1	78	86	82	84	83	81	82	92	95	96	Full time faculty who are women
I1
I1	130	128	132	135	129	130	129	120	123	115	Total part-time faculty
I1	4	5	5	5	6	4	7	4	3	7	Part-time minority faculty
I1	62	65	70	68	65	63	68	65	59	53	Part-time faculty who are men
I1	68	63	62	67	64	67	61	55	64	62	Part-time faculty who are women

Class Sizes

CDS	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Class Size Profile

I2	12.7 : 1	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	Student-Faculty Ratio

	40.9%	44.4%	43.5%	46.6%	48.8%	60.1%	60.5%	59.8%	60.9%	57.5%	%sections <20
I13	49	39	44	38	48	49	44	45	46	42	Class sections less than 10
I13	170	201	194	220	227	294	312	307	318	299	Class sections between 10 and 19
I13	215	195	221	211	211	124	145	151	146	164	Class sections between 20 and 29
I13	62	71	57	53	48	66	51	49	51	54	Class sections between 30 and 39
I13	15	14	9	5	6	14	14	11	13	10	Class sections between 40 and 49
I13	22	19	19	24	21	21	20	26	21	22	Class sections between 50 and 99
I13	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	0	2	2	Class sections over 99
	4.5%	3.9%	4.0%	4.9%	4.1%	4.2%	3.7%	4.4%	3.9%	4.0%	%sections >=50

Degrees Awarded

CDS	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	Degrees awarded (July 1-June 30 of prior year)

B3	692	690	708	689	715	670	722	690	716	703	# Degrees awarded in previous year
B11	80.4%	81.3%	84.0%	83.6%	84.7%	86.2%	86.5%	87.3%	85.5%	84.9%	Six year graduation rate (by August 31, six years)
B22	93.0%	92.3%	93.6%	92.1%	93.3%	93.4%	91.7%	93.2%	93.2%	94.2%	First year retention rate
											% of total majors, including double majors
J1	21.5%	16.6%	19.7%	17%	16.4%	18.3%	17%	20.7%	21%	20%	Social sciences and history
J1	14.0%	13.6%	14.6%	13%	14.7%	12.1%	13%	12.1%	11%	10%	Visual and performing arts
J1	12.7%	11.2%	10.3%	13%	13.3%	13.2%	13%	12.0%	16%	18%	Physical Sciences & Mathematics
J1	13.6%	12.3%	8.2%	8%	11.4%	7.5%	13%	10.8%	10%	12%	Biological and Life Sciences
J1	4.3%	3.8%	6.1%	5%	7.2%	6.8%	5%	6.6%	5%	5%	Foreign languages & literature
J1	9.5%	8.5%	8.8%	10%	7.7%	8.1%	8%	6.1%	6%	6%	English
J1	9.0%	9.0%	7.3%	9%	5.7%	6.3%	6%	6.1%	5%	5%	Psychology

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