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St. Olaf College

St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057-1098


Fax number: (507) 786-3832
Website: https://wp.stolaf.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,046
Full-time undergraduates: 3,006
Part-time undergraduates: 24
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.3% Hispanic/Latino
67.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
10.7% Nonresident Alien
0.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 300 acres
Nearest major city: Minneapolis-St. Paul

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 91%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 93%
Percent of students who live off campus: 7%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 160
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Swing Club; Alpha Phi Omega; College Democrats; Pre-Health Professionals; Women's Ultimate

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's badminton  
Men's baseball  
Men's basketball  
Men's cross-country running  
Men's equestrian sports  
Men's football  
Men's golf  
Men's ice hockey  
Men's indoor track  
Men's lacrosse  
Men's rowing  
Men's rugby  
Men's sand volleyball  
Men's skiing (cross-country)  
Men's skiing (downhill)  
Men's soccer  
Men's softball  
Men's swimming and diving  
Men's table tennis  
Men's tennis  
Men's track and field  
Men's triathlon  
Men's ultimate Frisbee  
Men's volleyball  
Men's water polo  
Men's weight lifting  
Women's badminton  
Women's baseball  
Women's basketball  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's football  
Women's golf  
Women's ice hockey  
Women's indoor track  
Women's lacrosse  
Women's rowing  
Women's rugby  
Women's sand volleyball  
Women's skiing (cross-country)  
Women's skiing (downhill)  
Women's soccer  
Women's softball  
Women's swimming and diving  
Women's table tennis  
Women's tennis  
Women's track and field  
Women's triathlon  
Women's ultimate Frisbee  
Women's volleyball  
Women's water polo  
Women's weight lifting  

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; baseball; basketball; equestrian sports; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; soccer; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; weight lifting; triathlon; indoor track; rowing; sand volleyball; skiing (downhill); swimming and diving; table tennis; cross-country running; skiing (cross-country)

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Minneapolis-St. Paul Internati

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 68% within six months of graduation

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