St. Olaf College

1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057
http://www.stolaf.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1874
Religious Affiliation	Lutheran
Undergrad Students	3,058
Endowment	225,657,900
Application Deadline	Rolling
Application Fee	35
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	Rolling
Tuition	28,200
Room/Board	7,400

Services
Associated Firms	Target Corporation, Federated Insurance, General Mills, Trivent Financial for Lutherans, Piper Jaffray, Securian, Best Buy, Dahlen Berg, Zurich North America, Epic Systems, Watson Wyatt
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Museums	Norwegian American Historical Association Archives, Flaten Art Museum, Natural Preserve of 45 acres native prarie, 5 wetland acres, 120 acres of natural habitat
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, other
Museums	Norwegian American Historical Association Archives, Flaten Art Museum, Natural Preserve of 45 acres native prarie, 5 wetland acres, 120 acres of natural habitat
Periodical Subs	2,538
# of Books	707,351
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	56%
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	0%
Students in sororities	0%
Campus Size	300 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	96%
College housing types	coed dorms (96%), other housing options (4%)
Popular Events	Homecoming, Christmas Fest, Wellstock, Black History Month, President's Ball
Nearest Airport	Minneapolis / St. Paul (35)
Nearest Train	Red Wing (25)
Army ROTC	Not offered
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
Number of Organizations	112
# of fraternities	0
# of sororities	0
Students in fraternities	0%
Students in sororities	0%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) The Manitou Messenger-weekly; The Pickle-twice a semester; The Reed-once a year; The Quarry-once a year
Honor Societies	Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Delta, Beta Beta Beta, Epsilon Alpha Sigma, Eta Sigma Phi, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Delta Phi, Pi Kappa Lambda, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Alpha Phi, Theta Alpha Kappa, Blue Key, Dobro Slovo, Senior Women's Honor
Religious Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Bahai Club, Canterbury Fellowship, CARE ministry, Catholic Students Association, Christian Activities Network, Christian Outreach, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Organization, L'abri Lectures, SELAH, Student Congregation, Thursday Night Bible Study, T-shirt chapel
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Asian Cultures Association, Cultural Union for Black Expression, Harambe, Hmong Culture Outreach, International Students Organization, Korean Culture Association, Muslim Student Association, Presente, Russian Choir, Russian Club, Taiko Drumming Group, Talking Circle
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Habitat for Humanity, College Democrats, Kung Fu Club, Privateers, Society of Creative Anachronism, Taekwondo Club, St. Olaf Swing Club, St. Olaf Cancer Connection, Alpha Phi Omega, Puzzled Club, St. Olaf's EMT's, Peace and Justice Resource Network, GLOW, SARN, St. Olaf Environmental Coalition, St. Olaf Trailblazing Biking Club, Scared Scriptless, Students Global Aids Campaign