St. Olaf Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Minnesota (Midwest) · 3,000 undergrads · ~24 avg class size · 11:1 student-faculty · $53,000/yr sticker
private Tier 4
Median earnings (10yr)
$65K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Career outcomes · 9 sources
Median graduate earnings · 4.4 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $231K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 9 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
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.
About St. Olaf
Lutheran LAC near Minneapolis. Strong music, math, sciences. Famous Christmas Festival.
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