St. Olaf college

Location: Northfield, Minnesota (pop. 20,347)

Size: small (fewer than 5,000 students)

Description: St. Olaf College is a small, private, liberal arts college located in Southern Minnesota. It is an almost fully residential community that has 3,000 students from all 50 U.S. states + D.C. and international student representation from 85+ countries. St. Olaf is well known for its conservatory level Fine Arts programs and top ranking study abroad/away programs. 

• Total student population: 3,000

• Population (undergraduate): 3,000

• Average high school GPA of admitted students: 3.8 unweighted

• Average class size: 23

• Approximate cost: Total Comprehensive Fee: $69,970 Average Financial Aid Package: $49,910

Popular majors: Biology, Math, Economics, Psychology, Music 

New & improved: 

What makes us special: St. Olaf College is included in the latest edition of the best-selling Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About College, a guidebook written by New York Times education editor Loren Pope and revised by Hilary Masell Oswald that promises an in-depth look at 40 colleges that “prepare you for life and all the things life comprises.”

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