St. Olaf College

College Profiles

Apr 11

St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

Very strong music program - world famous choir
Notable dance program
Offers a unique fifth year emerging artist program for students who are interested in visual arts
Offers an Engineering Studies program that prepares students to go on to graduate school to specialize in their area of interest
One of the only colleges in the country to offer a Norwegian major
50% of classes have fewer than 20 students
Rigorous classes in a collaborative environment
Research opportunities are available in all disciplines - 50% of students take advantage of these
Known for its Connections Program trips where they travel to different cities to connect with alumni working at places such as Apple, Google, Cisco, and multiple start ups. Very strong alumni network.
Favorite annual event is a four-day Christmas Festival which has been taking place for over 100 years.
No greek life but there are a lot of on-campus social activities
94% of students live on campus
Students eat in one main dining hall
Quietly left leaning
Meets 100% of demonstrated financial need
20% of students receive merit based aid averaging $18,000
Division III sports

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