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

CDS
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
 Student Profile
       
 
   
B1 3014 3011 3041 2994
3046
3058
3041
3040
3073
3099
 Total students
B1 1260 1237 1212 1200
1232
1256
1304
1333
1363
 1352 Full Time Men
B1 1679 1704 1761 1729
1741
1749
1680
1653
1653
 1676 Full Time Women
B1 24 21 31 32
34
30
28
23
16
 32 Part Time Men
B1 51 49 37 33
39
23
29
31
41
 39 Part Time Women
calc
2964.0
2964.3
2995.7
2950.7
2997.3
3022.7
3003.0
3004.0
3035.0
3051.7
FTE Students: FT + PT/3
       
   
B1 753 745 779 720
777
764
793
751
813
 778 Degree-seeking first-time freshmen
B1 312 311 300 298
331
339
357
345
359
 333 Men
B1 441 434 479 422
446
425
436
406
454
 445 Women
B2 1 1 1 2
2
3
1
1
3
 2 American Indian or Alaskan Native
B2 25 27 33 32
38
40
37
36
51
 36 Asian or Pacific Islander (through 2009-10)
B2                     Asian (begin 2010-11)
B2 7 6 13 14
5
11
8
12
11
 21 Black (non-Hispanic)
B2                     Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
B2                     Multiracial (begin 2010-11)
B2 11 8 11 13
14
10
14
10
18
 25 Hispanic
       
   
B1 2871 2929 2974 2917
2976
3007
2993
2988
3014
 3033 Total degree-seeking undergraduates
B1 1230 1233 1215 1195
1240
1259
1312
1336
1362
 1355 Men
B1 1641 1696 1759 1722
1736
1748
1681
1652
1652
 1678 Women
B2 6 5 4 5
6
8
7
5
7
 6 American Indian or Alaskan Native
B2 81 86 107 110
124
136
145
146
156
 146 Asian or Pacific Islander (through 2009-10)
B2                     Asian (begin 2010-11)
B2 32 28 29 34
34
42
39
41
41
 53 Black (non-Hispanic)
B2                     Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
B2                     Multiracial (begin 2010-11)
B2 40 37 37 44
48
45
48
45
48
 62 Hispanic

Admissions Profile

CDS
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
 Admissions Profile
       
 
   
       
 
  Admission Profile for Men
C1 958 957 999 1007
1295
1276
1520
1731
1700
   Applied
C1 726 733 708 774
811
895
960
971
995
   Admitted
C1 313 311 300 298
331
338
357
345
359
   Enrolled
       
   
       
  Admission Profile for Women
C1 1547 1506 1625 1510
1849
1715
2009
2327
2264
   Applied
C1 1116 1149 1197 1120
1213
1288
1332
1237
1341
   Admitted
C1 443 434 479 422
446
426
436
406
454
   Enrolled
       
   
       
  Early Decision
C21 136 149 125 139
131
88
112
138
138
   Early decision applications received
C21 110 127 110 115
107
85
99
119
121
   Applicants admitted under early decision plan
       
   
       
  Wait-list (men and women)
C2 153 101   252
104
88
209
812
610
   Offered wait-list
C2 82 N/A   182
86
72
186
352
114
   Accepted wait-list
C2 42 19   53
8
17
0
14
3
   Admitted from wait-list
       
   
       
  Transfer Application Profile
D2 169 154 152 155
167
169
108
237
   Transfer applicants
D2 62 61 63 56
67
45
48
66
   Admitted appllicants
D2 40 38 40 33
44
30
32
36
   Enrolled applicants

Academic Profile

CDS
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
 Academic Profile of First Year Students
       
 
   
C9 45%
47%
 46% 46%
48%
46%
44%
48%
48%
 % Freshmen submitting SAT scores
C9 87%
85%
 88% 90%
86%
85%
86%
88%
88%
 % Freshmen submitting ACT scores
       
   
C9 580
580
 590 580
600
590
580
600
590
   SAT I Verbal--25th Percentile
C9 680
680
 690 700
710
700
700
720
700
   SAT I Verbal--75th Percentile 
C9 590
570
 580 580
590
580
590
600
590
   SAT I Math--25th Percentile 
C9 680
680
 690 690
700
690
700
700
710
   SAT I Math--75th Percentile 
       
   
C9 25
25
 25 25
25
25
25
26
27
   ACT Composite--25th percentile
C9 30
29
 30 30
30
30
30
31
31
   ACT Composite--75th percentile
       
   
C10 90%
88%
 86% 87%
85%
79%
78%
75%
67%
 % Freshmen submitting high school class rank
C10 49%
49%
 50% 47%
49%
48.8%
51%
54%
59%
 % Top ten percent of high school graduating class

Tuition and Fees

CDS
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
 Tuition and Fees
         
             
G1 $22,570 $23,900 $25,880 $26,950 $28,500
 $30,950
$32,800
$35,600
$38,500
$42,200
$43,700
 Tuition, Room, and Board
G1 $18,250
$19,400
$21,280
 $22,200 $23,650
$25,150 
$26,500
$28,200
$30,600
$34,300
$35,500
 Tuition
G1 $4,320 $4,500
$4,600
 $4,750 $4,850
 $5,800
$6,300
$7,400
$7,900
$7,900
$8,200
 Room and Board
             
         
H4 71% 64%
61%
 64% 78%
 74%
65%
62%
64%
65%
Pct of graduating class with education debt
H5 $15,991 $18,697
$17,842
 $18,806 $18,024
 $18,855
$19,410
 $23,993
$25,501
$25,273
Average per-borrower cumulative indebtedness

Financial Aid

CDS
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
 Need-Based Financial Aid
       
 
  (in $1000 units)
H1 $1,243 $1,287 $1,446 $1,726
$1,668
$1,518
$1,398
$1,686
$1,907
 $ Federal
H1 $1,945 $1,782 $1,776 $1,781
$1,668
$1,607
$1,680
$1,651
$1,511
 $ State
H1 $14,010 $15,557 $16,452 $18,816
$21,687
$24,184
$26,659
$29,786
$32,543
 $ Institutional
H1 $1,193 $1,229 $1,190 $1,201
$1,317
$1,420
$1,330
$1,314
$1,713
 $ External Sources
H1 $18,393 $19,855 $20,864 $23,524
$26,340
$28,730
$31,068
$34,421
$37,675
 $ Total Scholarships & Grants
       
   
H1 $8,670 $6,913 $6,092 $7,365
$7,665
$8,020
$8,129
$8,564
$14,013
 $ Student Loans
H1 $1,781 $1,778 $1,575 $1,945
$2,124
$2,119
$2,004
$1,857
$1,851
 $ Federal work-study
H1 $351 $478 $696 $620
$1,171
$1,153
$1,729
$1,569
$1,713
 $ State WS or other employment
H1 $10,401 $9,169 $8,363 $9,931
$10,960
$11,293
$11,862
$11,991
$17,577
 $ Total Self-Help

     
   
H2 657 651 692 634
592
577
625
596
690
   Freshman applicants for financial aid
H2 466 452 468 484
482
475
511
466
519
   Freshman who received financial aid
H2 2,787 2,619 2,566 2094
2019
2088
2182
2232
2582
   Full-time students who applied for financial aid
H2 1,779 1,785 1,720 1843
1843
1877
1910
1936
1956
   Full-time students who received financial aid
       
  (Actual) 
H2 $15,494 $16,354 $16,873 $18,172
$19,797
$21,869
$22,360
$22,743
$27,401
 $ Average aid package for those who received aid
H2 $9,852 $11,562 $12,421 $12,210
$14,513
$14,973
$15,990
$15,471
$19,981
 $ Average need-based gift award included in aid package
       
   
CDS 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04
2004-05
2004-05
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
 2009-10 Non-Need-Based Financial Aid
       
  (in $1000 units)
H1 $25 $25 $35 $35
$29
$33
$24
$25
-
 $ Federal
H1 $2,324 $2,711 $3,563 $3,230
$3,723
$3,812
$3,966
$4,426
$6,997
 $ Institutional
H1 $446 $523 $530 $408
$527
$466
$428
$506
$754
 $ External Sources
H1 $2,795 $3,260 $4,128 $3,673
$4,279
$4,312
$4,417
$4,513
$7,752
 $ Total Scholarships & Grants
       
   
H1 $2,759 $2,940 $2,732 $4,154
$4,955
$3,478
$4,240
$4,140
$1,582
 $ Student Loans
H1 $1,046 $1,133 $1,157 $1,084
$345
$230
$296
$373
$351
 $ State WS or other employment
H1 $3,806 $4,073 $3,889 $5,239
$5,300
$3,708
$4,536
$4,513
$1,934
 $ Total Self-Help
H1 $1,479 $1,606 $3,805 $6,107
$8,135
$10,606
$10,962
$11,420
$11,202
 $ Parent Loans
       
  (Actual) 
H2A 595 600 632 565
534
510
524
545
937
   Students receiving non-need-based aid
H2A $3,916 $4,518 $4,625 $5,717
$6,545
$7,210
$7,208
$7,889
$7,963
 $ Average non-need based award

Library Holdings: The CDS Publishers will collect library data again when a new Academic Libraries Survey is in place. For data through 2005-06, click here

Faculty Profile

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CDS
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
 Faculty Profile

     
 
   
I1 315 322 322 334
327
332
324
327
323
 327 Total number of instructional faculty
I1 193 195 192 206
195
197
195
197
194
 207 Total full-time faculty
I1 9 7 11 11
11
11
10
13
17
 23 Full time minority faculty
I1 118 111 114 120
113
113
112
116
112
 115 Full time faculty who are men
I1 75 84 78 86
82
84
83
81
82
 92 Full time faculty who are women
I1      
   
I1 122 127 130 128
132
135
129
130
129
 120 Total part-time faculty
I1 2 3 4 5
5
5
6
4
7
 4 Part-time minority faculty
I1 61 63 62 65
70
68
65
63
68
 65 Part-time faculty who are men
I1 61 64 68 63
62
67
64
67
61
 55 Part-time faculty who are women

Class Sizes

CDS
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
 Class Size Profile
       
 
   
I2 12.7 : 1 12.5 : 1 12.7 : 1 11.8 : 1
12.5:1
12.5:1
12.6:1
12.5:1
12.8:1
 12.4 : 1 Student-Faculty Ratio
       
 
   
 
44.8%
41.2%
40.9%
44.4%
43.5%
46.6%
48.8%
60.1%
60.5%
59.8%
 %sections <20
I13 58 51 49 39
44
38
48
49
44
 45 Class sections less than 10
I13 185 168 170 201
194
220
227
294
312
 307 Class sections between 10 and 19
I13 209 213 215 195
221
211
211
124
145
 151 Class sections between 20 and 29
I13 64 65 62 71
57
53
48
66
51
 49 Class sections between 30 and 39
I13 10 16 15 14
9
5
6
14
14
 11 Class sections between 40 and 49
I13 17 17 22 19
19
24
21
21
20
 26 Class sections between 50 and 99
I13   1 2 2
3
3
2
3
2
 0  Class sections over 99
 
3.1%
3.4%
4.5%
3.9%
4.0%
4.9%
4.1%
4.2%
3.7%
4.4%
 %sections >=50

Degrees Awarded

CDS
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
 Degrees awarded
(July 1-June 30 of prior year)
       
 
   
B3 670 648 692 690
708
689
715
670
722
 690 # Degrees awarded in previous year
B11 75.1% 80.2% 80.4% 81.3%
84.0%
83.6%
84.7%
86.2%
86.5%
 87.3% Six year graduation rate
(by August 31, six years)
B22 91.7% 92.6% 93.0% 92.3%
93.6%
92.1%
93.3%
93.4%
91.7%
 93.2% First year retention rate
       
 
  % of total majors, including double majors 
J1 18.2% 17.6% 21.5% 16.6%
19.7%
17%
16.4%
18.3%
17%
 20.7% Social sciences and history
J1 14.5% 12.8% 14.0% 13.6%
14.6%
13%
14.7%
12.1%
13%
 12.1% Visual and performing arts
J1 11.9% 14.5% 12.7% 11.2%
10.3%
13%
13.3%
13.2%
13%
 12.0% Physical Sciences & Mathematics
J1 11.3% 15.9% 13.6% 12.3%
8.2%
8%
11.4%
7.5%
13%
 10.8% Biological and Life Sciences
J1 5.8% 3.5% 4.3% 3.8%
6.1%
5%
7.2%
6.8%
5%
 6.6% Foreign languages & literature
J1 12.7% 9.9% 9.5% 8.5%
8.8%
10%
7.7%
8.1%
8%
 6.1% English
J1 8.2% 6.6% 9.0% 9.0%
7.3%
9%
5.7%
6.3%
6%
 6.1% Psychology