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St. Olaf College

1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057-1098 -

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St. Olaf is a liberal arts college of the church with world-class programs in music and mathematics. We're also recognized for our science research, our intensive global focus and the percentage of our alumni who go on to graduate school. Liberal arts colleges teach not only certain kinds of knowledge, skills, and competencies but also, and more importantly, they teach students to think analytically, to learn how to learn..

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School Overview:

	St. Olaf College
County	Rice County, MN
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	3,005 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	53 students

Total Enrollment	3,058 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	2,688 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	89%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	12%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$4,548
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	16%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$3,396
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	82%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$11,705
% Students Receiving Loans	57%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$5,455

School Notes:

St. Olaf, a four-year college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, provides an education committed to the liberal arts, rooted in the Christian Gospel, and incorporating a global perspective. In the conviction that life is more than a livelihood, it focuses on what is ultimately worthwhile and fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit. Now in its second century, St. Olaf College remains dedicated to the high standards set by its Norwegian immigrant founders. In the spirit of free inquiry and free expression, it offers a distinctive environment that integrates teaching, scholarship , creative activity, and opportunities for encounter with the Christian Gospel and God's call to faith.
St. Olaf College strives to be an inclusive community, respecting those of differing backgrounds and beliefs. Through its curriculum, campus life, and off-campus programs, it stimulates students' critical thinking and heightens their moral sensitivi ty; it encourages them to be seekers of truth, leading lives of unselfish service to others; and it challenges them to be responsible and knowledgeable citizens of the world.
St. Olaf offers 44 graduation majors, including 10 teaching certifications, 20 concentrations and 20 pre-professional fields with the most popular majors (in order) being: English, psychology, biology, economics, mathematics and chemistry. St. Olaf offers 27 intercollegiate athletic teams (NCAA Div. III, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), over 20 music ensembles and nearly 100 student organizations.
St. Olaf is ranked 1st out of bachelor-degree institutions in the number of students who study abroad (according to statistics from the Chronicle of Higher Education).
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posted on July 8, 2011 at 01:28:12 pm
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Mayo Clinic Holds Grand Opening for Radiation Oncology Treatment Center in Northfield (Business Wire)
posted on June 23, 2011 at 04:14:31 pm
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mayo Clinic: WHAT: Grand opening ceremony for new 13,000-square-foot radiation oncology treatment center in Northfield, Minn. WHO: Mayo Clinic radiation oncology leaders and staff, Northfield Mayor Mary Rossing and leaders from St. Olaf College and Northfield Hospital and Clinics. WHEN: Monday, June 27, 2011, at 3 p.m. Media tour at 11 a.m. WHERE: 1821 North Ave., Northfield ...
Canoeists aim to make history (The New Ulm Journal)
posted on June 12, 2011 at 04:35:08 am
NEW ULM - Birds chirped while soaring over the Minnesota River Saturday as two recent St. Olaf College graduates paddled a loaded canoe under the Beussman Bridge, towards Hudson Bay.
Harbor Springs valedictorian, salutatorian look forward to graduation, college (Petoskey News-Review)
posted on May 26, 2011 at 06:26:37 pm
Grace Kane, valedictorian of the Harbor Springs High School graduating class of 2011, said she is looking forward to graduation and starting her freshman year at St. Olaf College in the fall.
St. Olaf jazz band recognized by Downbeat magazine (Minnesota Public Radio)
posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:20:20 pm
Downbeat magazine is honoring a jazz band from St. Olaf College in Northfield as the nation's top undergraduate large ensemble. "Jazz One" is the only Minnesota band to make this year's Downbeat honors.