St Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
Private not-for-profit·Four or more years·Bachelor's degree·GPA 3.71
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St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American pastors and farmers led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after the King and the Patron Saint Olaf II of Norway and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As of 2025, the college had 3,124 undergraduate students and 326 full and…
- Rankings
#8 (Princeton Review)▼
Best Classroom Experience
Ranked #8 in Best Classroom Experience (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
Great Financial Aid
Ranked #9 in Great Financial Aid (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
Liberal Arts Colleges
Ranked #41 in Liberal Arts Colleges (2025). Source: Washington Monthly ↗
National Liberal Arts Colleges
Ranked #50 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (2026). Source: US News ↗
National rank
Ranked #189 in Forbes Top Colleges (2026). Source: Forbes ↗
1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, Minnesota, 55057-1098
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