St. Olaf 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.
St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, MN (town setting), with 3,074 undergraduates (58% women), affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. It admitted 52% of 5,956 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1260–1470 on the SAT and 28–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $71,870 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $27,282 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 84% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, biological sciences, visual & performing arts. The campus reported 4.27 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter 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 St. Olaf College ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division III schools, across 63 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
- 84%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $56,970
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 36 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research St. Olaf 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.
St. Olaf College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 34 | — | 4 | $149k | $4,374 | — | |
| Baseball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 41 | — | 1 | $281k | $6,841 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $248k | $16,540 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $195k | $13,962 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $115k | $2,732 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $176k | $6,078 | — | |
| Football | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 100 | — | 1 | $627k | $6,265 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 2 | $84k | $8,393 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 7 | — | 3 | $50k | $7,168 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 28 | — | 1 | $316k | $11,278 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $304k | $9,200 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $158k | $5,281 | — | |
| Softball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $191k | $10,628 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $97k | $4,859 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 29 | — | 1 | $97k | $3,351 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 5 | $57k | $5,722 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 5 | $54k | $4,517 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 71 | — | 1 | $135k | $1,896 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 56 | — | 1 | $109k | $1,940 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $197k | $8,572 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.