Gustavus Adolphus College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college in Saint Peter, MN (town setting), with 1,952 undergraduates (55% women), affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. It admitted 62% of 4,450 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 25–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $67,680 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $28,805 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 76% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, business, social sciences. The campus reported 2.1 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Gustavus Adolphus College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 59 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 76%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $54,310
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Gustavus Adolphus College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Gustavus Adolphus College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 4 | $220k | $6,475 | — | |
| Baseball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 69 | — | 1 | $313k | $4,534 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $218k | $6,241 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $277k | $13,860 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 139 | — | 1 | $744k | $5,350 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 4 | $145k | $4,986 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 3 | $117k | $7,783 | — | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $153k | $6,943 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $374k | $10,108 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $274k | $8,836 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 43 | — | 1 | $213k | $4,960 | — | |
| Softball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $146k | $6,347 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 45 | — | 1 | $215k | $4,771 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 55 | — | 1 | $236k | $4,287 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | — | 2 | $224k | $5,324 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 46 | — | 5 | $230k | $5,005 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 181 | — | 1 | $273k | $1,508 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 134 | — | 1 | $242k | $1,802 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $210k | $10,512 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.