	St Olaf College 2016 University Academic Rankings
St. Olaf College is a coeducational, residential, four-year, private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American immigrant 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. History \| Seal and motto The motto Fram! Fram! Kristmenn, Krossmenn, written in New Norwegian, is adapted from the Old Norse battle cry of King Olaf. It means "Forward! Forward! Men of Christ, Men of the Cross". Founding Many Norwegian immigrants arrived in Rice County, Minnesota, and the surrounding area in the late 19th century. With nearly all the immigrants being Lutheran Christians, they desired a non-secular post-secondary institution in the Lutheran tradition that offered classes in all subjects in both Norwegian and English. The catalyst for founding St. Olaf was the Reverend Bernt Julius Muus, he sought out the help of the Rev. N. A. Quammen and H. Thorson. Together they petitioned their parishes and others to raise money in order to buy a plot of land on which to build this new institution. The three men succeeded in receiving around $10,000 in pledges, and thus went on to form a corporation and to buy a plot of land and four buildings (old Northfield schoolhouses) for accommodations for the school. St. Olaf, then called St. Olaf's School, opened on January 8, 1875, at its first site under the leadership of its first president, Thorbjorn N. Mohn, a graduate of Luther College. Herman Amberg Preus, President of the Norwegian Synod, laid this foundation stone of the St. Olaf School on July 4, 1877. During 1887 the Manitou Messenger was founded as a campus magazine and has since evolved into the college's student newspaper. Campus Known as â€œThe Hill", St. Olaf College's picturesque 300-acre (120 ha) campus is home to 17 academic and administrative buildings, 29 student residences and 10 athletic facilities. St. Olaf is a residential college; 96 percent of St. Olaf students reside in one of the 11 residence halls and 18 academic and special interest group houses. Adjacent to campus are 325 acres (132 ha) of restored wetlands, woodlands, and native tall grass prairie owned and maintained by St. Olaf, and a utility-grade wind turbine that supplies up to one-third of the college's daily electrical needs. Two buildings on the campus are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Old Main, designed by Long and Haglin; and Steensland Library, designed by Omeyer and Thori. In 2011, Travel+Leisure named St. Olaf as one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States. Edward SÃ¶vik, St. Olaf professor of art until his death in 2014, designed or assisted in the design of 20 campus buildings. He was a renowned liturgical architect. St. Olaf College is also home to the Flaten Art Museum, which began its life as the Steensland Art Gallery in 1976. In 2002, the art gallery was moved to Dittmann Center and renamed to honor Arnold Flaten, a past professor of art, and his family. The museum holds a collection of regional, national, and international works and exhibits these as well as faculty and student work. Academics \| Curriculum Before graduating, St. Olaf students complete nearly 20 required courses in foundation studies (writing, a second language, oral communication, mathematical reasoning, physical well-being, as well as other courses) and core studies that include studies in Western culture, human behavior and society, biblical and theological studies, artistic and literary studies, and studies in natural science. Many of the courses are interdisciplinary. St. Olaf offers 39 major areas of study for the bachelor of arts ... [more on wikipedia]

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St Olaf College Details

St Olaf College Details
detail	value
state	Minnesota
conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf
public	Private
scores	1935/1290/29
level	Excellent
rank	[144
overall ROI rank	[127
size	small
undergrads	3034
grads	0
price	53100
drop	15
stem	28
research	0
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for St Olaf College?

1. number 144 for Academics.

2. number 127 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to St Olaf College?

1. Bucknell University

2. Lafayette College

3. Gettysburg College

4. Union College

5. Lewis & Clark College

6. Colorado College

7. University of Tulsa

National Academic Rankings

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St Olaf College National Academic Rankings

St Olaf College National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	144	87	85	172	182	153	159	108	127
Private	78	74	66	73	84	53	53	51	68
Stem Low	86	45	56	86	91	80	80	67	88
Mid West Region	19	14	17	25	35	42	42	48	30
State of Minnesota	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	9	5
Top Ten Top250	144	87	85	172	182	153	159	108	127
Top Ten State of Minnesota	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	6	4

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85.67	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
85.50	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
85.38	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
84.93	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
84.79	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
84.50	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
79.16	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
78.49	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
78.26	Trinity University	Texas	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Good	212	170
78.05	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
77.89	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
77.85	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
77.39	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
77.14	Grinnell College	Iowa	Midwest Conference	Private	Excellent	114	123
76.98	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
76.62	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
76.56	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
76.35	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
76.21	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	137	205
76.17	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
75.14	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
74.84	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
74.56	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
74.46	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
74.05	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
74.02	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
73.99	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
73.95	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
73.92	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
71.25	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
70.57	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
70.42	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
70.38	St Mary's College of Maryland	Maryland	Capital Athletic Conference	Public	Good	275	409
70.36	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
70.29	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
70.19	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
70.05	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
69.88	Kalamazoo College	Michigan	Michigan Intercollegiate Athle...	Private	Good	285	415
69.85	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
69.76	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
69.72	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
69.67	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
69.62	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
69.55	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
69.53	Beloit College	Wisconsin	Midwest Conference	Private	Good	250	233
69.40	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
69.29	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
69.16	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	7	42
69.06	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
68.90	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.44	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
98.26	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
96.91	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
95.89	University of Richmond	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	128	150
95.59	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
95.47	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
94.94	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
94.29	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
94.18	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91
93.96	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
92.81	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	137	205
90.92	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
90.54	West Coast Conference (Average)	-	West Coast Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	155
90.45	Big East Conference (Average)	-	Big East Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	144
89.02	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
85.62	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	AboveAverage	146	58
85.54	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
84.21	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
82.21	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
81.20	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
81.17	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
80.15	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
79.86	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
75.96	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202

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