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Academics at St Olaf College - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at St. Olaf will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at St. Olaf this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 3,048 undergraduate students at St Olaf College is 315 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 12 to 1 which makes St Olaf College better than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at St Olaf College , there are 12 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is better than the typical college concerning instructional attention.
The majority of the instructors (70.0% ) are full-time.
The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".
The majority of the faculty (70.0% ) are full-time.
A significant percentage of the faculty (43.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at St Olaf College compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

St Olaf College offers 48 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 34 majors within 20 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, St Olaf College awarded 980 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular MajorsAssociates GraduationsBachelors GraduationsAll Graduations
General Biology0114114
Economics0107107
Mathematics06969
Child Development & Psychology06565
Political Science & Government05656

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