St. Olaf CDS VERIFIED
Minnesota (Midwest) · 3,000 undergrads · ~24 avg class size · 11:1 student-faculty · $53,000/yr sticker
private Tier 4
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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.
Acceptance rate
48.3%
most recent reported cycle
GPA range
3.65–4.05
middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)
SAT mid-50%
1300–1460
middle 50% admitted SAT score
ACT mid-50%
28–32
middle 50% admitted ACT score
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Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Strong pipeline to Minnesota healthcare (Mayo, UnitedHealth, Medtronic); regional advantage.
- Finance/accounting roles in Twin Cities firms (Piper Sandler, Ecolab); solid recruiting.
- Small-to-midmarket consulting preferred over McKinsey-tier; regional networks matter.
- Teaching and nonprofit leadership in Upper Midwest; deep alumni networks there.
- Tech startups in Minneapolis-St. Paul, not Silicon Valley tier recruiting.
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