Side-by-Side Comparison of St Olaf College

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	La Sierra University	Pepperdine University	Rollins College	Illinois Wesleyan University	Lake Forest College	St Olaf College
Overview
Location	Riverside, California	Malibu, California	Winter Park, Florida	Bloomington, Illinois	Lake Forest, Illinois	Northfield, Minnesota
Campus setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Quarter	Semester	Semester	4-1-4	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	72.0%	93.0%	83.0%	85.0%	87.0%	91.0%
Common app member	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation	Protestant	Churches of Christ				Evangelical
Admission
Acceptance rate	66.1%	52.7%	48.7%	45.2%	64.4%	47.4%
Application fees		Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $65	$50		$50
SAT range	880 - 1140	1260 - 1440	N/A	1110 - 1310	1130 - 1345	1240 - 1430
ACT range	18 - 28	25 - 30	N/A	24 - 29	26 - 31	28 - 33
Students submitting SAT score	25.0%	19.0%		33.0%	26.0%	16.0%
Students submitting ACT score	2.0%	3.0%		31.0%	15.0%	39.0%
Total number of applicants	2,726	11,855	8,409	4,543	4,358	6,494
Total number of admissions given out	1,801	6,249	4,094	2,055	2,808	3,080
Admitted students who chose to enroll	287	1,024	549	432	417	755
Yield rate	15.9%	16.4%	13.4%	21.0%	14.9%	24.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Not required	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$59,289	$80,152	$68,790	$67,124	$66,400	$66,570
Average net price	$25,230	$40,945	$30,229	$30,610	$25,126	$27,729
Tuition	$33,228	$59,450	$54,740	$52,308	$50,100	$52,670
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,740 Meal plan: $4,050	$16,700	Room/dormitory: $9,250 Meal plan: $6,390	Room/dormitory: $7,584 Meal plan: $4,528	Room/dormitory: $5,540 Meal plan: $5,958	Room/dormitory: $5,720 Meal plan: $6,280
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $20,812	96.0% Average amount $36,967	96.0% Average amount $38,351	100.0% Average amount $34,810	100.0% Average amount $38,182	100.0% Average amount $37,281
Students receiving federal student loan	59.0% Average amount $4,980	38.0% Average amount $5,171	36.0% Average amount $5,292	68.0% Average amount $5,692	43.0% Average amount $5,895	49.0% Average amount $5,006
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $22,020	9.0% Average amount $12,899	3.0% Average amount $25,790	35.0% Average amount $6,781	4.0% Average amount $15,800	9.0% Average amount $15,087
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,351 Men 41.2% Women 58.8%	3,708 Men 42.3% Women 57.7%	2,510 Men 40.0% Women 60.0%	1,653 Men 49.4% Women 50.6%	1,661 Men 41.7% Women 58.3%	2,988 Men 42.2% Women 57.8%
Graduate students	387 Men 33.1% Women 66.9%	6,738 Men 30.2% Women 69.8%	547 Men 44.8% Women 55.2%	N/A	29 Men 34.5% Women 65.5%	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	46.9%	49.1%	N/A	45.4%	N/A
International students	14.1%	8.3%	9.0%	3.4%	15.7%	10.2%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Suburb: Large	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	850	2,579	1,555	1,308	1,236	2,703
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	California Texas Washington Colorado Arizona	Florida New York Georgia Connecticut North Carolina	N/A	Illinois Arizona California Colorado Minnesota	N/A
Academics
Popular study areas	Law Enforcement and Firefighting Health Professions Education Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Business Psychology Legal Profession Education Multidisciplinary Studies	Business Health Professions Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences Education	Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Health Professions Education Visual & Performing Arts	Social Sciences Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education Foreign Languages and Literatures Psychology	Social Sciences Ethnic Studies Foreign Languages and Literatures Mathematics and Statistics Visual & Performing Arts
Students to faculty ratio	16:1	13:1	11:1	12:1	12:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	44.9%	83.0%	70.6%	81.1%	73.0%	85.0%
Dropout rate	20.1%	16.6%	0.4%	18.7%	4.8%	3.9%
Transferred out	34.7%	N/A	28.8%	N/A	22.2%	11.0%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,771 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $56,649 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,359 Year 2: $26,933 Year 3: $41,100 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $41,044 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $22,771 Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,215 Year 2: $16,478 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,179 Year 2: $28,019 Year 3: N/A Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,431 Year 2: $29,751 Year 3: N/A	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,699 Year 2: $92,733 Year 3: $106,087 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $64,518 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $93,293 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $97,829 Year 2: $96,691 Year 3: $91,701 Law (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $66,898 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $90,146 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,350 Year 2: $62,508 Year 3: $75,589 Public Policy Analysis (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,825 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $71,546 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $53,559 Year 2: $57,770 Year 3: $70,082 International Business (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,228 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $65,821 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,799 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $58,854 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,780 Year 2: $46,156 Year 3: $56,663	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,158 Year 2: $62,806 Year 3: $75,171 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,266 Year 2: $42,044 Year 3: $57,122 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,638 Year 3: $47,646 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $64,075 Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $46,388 International Business (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,044 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $44,591 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,330 Year 2: $36,368 Year 3: $40,355 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,629 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $39,001 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,214 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $34,385 Music (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,126 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $27,620 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,095 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $22,697	Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,305 Year 2: $53,358 Year 3: $77,743 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,838 Year 2: $62,792 Year 3: $73,001 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,460 Year 2: $62,775 Year 3: $69,764 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,302 Year 2: $50,356 Year 3: $56,336 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,739 Year 3: $46,139 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,272 Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: $39,988 Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,075 Year 2: $20,140 Year 3: $30,321 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: N/A Music (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $27,439 Year 3: N/A Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,674 Year 3: N/A	Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,498 Year 2: $44,468 Year 3: $58,948 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,662 Year 2: $41,007 Year 3: $50,604 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,515 Year 2: $40,647 Year 3: $46,215 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $44,630 Year 2: $30,409 Year 3: $42,995 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,945 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $37,497 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,373 Year 2: $23,807 Year 3: $32,580 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,153 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,832 Year 3: N/A Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,544 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,197 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,475 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $85,264 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,389 Year 2: $60,623 Year 3: $67,970 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,177 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $61,505 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,461 Year 2: $42,123 Year 3: $48,934 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,797 Year 2: $46,478 Year 3: $47,009 Chemistry (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,149 Year 2: $38,829 Year 3: $45,715 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,228 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $44,563 Sociology and Anthropology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,528 Year 2: $31,708 Year 3: $42,811 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,398 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $41,551 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,226 Year 2: $23,166 Year 3: $38,521

Side-by-Side Comparison of St Olaf College

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