How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
St Olaf College admits about 48.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,300 and 1,470, and ACT scores typically fall between 28 and 32. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.2% receive Pell Grants and 12.9% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 2.3%. Azimuth ranks St Olaf College #695 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the selective nature of St Olaf's admission process: at an admission rate below the national median for private four-year institutions, the institution enrolls a smaller share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students relative to broad-access peers. The six-year graduation rate is 84.0%, with 88.3% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students stands at 92.2%. Azimuth ranks St Olaf College #574 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $47,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 70.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern reflects St Olaf's selective admissions combined with strong outcomes for the low-income students who do enroll: those graduates complete at high rates and achieve earnings that exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions. The mobility ranking is anchored on how effectively the institution converts its more limited access into durable financial outcomes for low-income students — a meaningful but narrower pathway than institutions serving larger shares of Pell-eligible populations.
St Olaf College admits about 48.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,300 and 1,470, and ACT scores typically fall between 28 and 32. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.2% receive Pell Grants and 12.9% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 2.3%. Azimuth ranks St Olaf College #695 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the selective nature of St Olaf's admission process: at an admission rate below the national median for private four-year institutions, the institution enrolls a smaller share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students relative to broad-access peers. The six-year graduation rate is 84.0%, with 88.3% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students stands at 92.2%. Azimuth ranks St Olaf College #574 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $47,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 70.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern reflects St Olaf's selective admissions combined with strong outcomes for the low-income students who do enroll: those graduates complete at high rates and achieve earnings that exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions. The mobility ranking is anchored on how effectively the institution converts its more limited access into durable financial outcomes for low-income students — a meaningful but narrower pathway than institutions serving larger shares of Pell-eligible populations.
St Olaf College admits about 48.3% of applicants. The middle range of SAT scores for admitted students falls between 1,300 and 1,470, and ACT scores typically fall between 28 and 32. Among enrolled undergraduates, 21.2% receive Pell Grants and 12.9% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 2.3%. Azimuth ranks St Olaf College #695 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the selective nature of St Olaf's admission process: at an admission rate below the national median for private four-year institutions, the institution enrolls a smaller share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students relative to broad-access peers. The six-year graduation rate is 84.0%, with 88.3% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Retention of first-year students stands at 92.2%. Azimuth ranks St Olaf College #574 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $47,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 70.3 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern reflects St Olaf's selective admissions combined with strong outcomes for the low-income students who do enroll: those graduates complete at high rates and achieve earnings that exceed those of similar students at comparable institutions. The mobility ranking is anchored on how effectively the institution converts its more limited access into durable financial outcomes for low-income students — a meaningful but narrower pathway than institutions serving larger shares of Pell-eligible populations.
