by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysical Sciences is a program of study at St Olaf College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in physical sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. St. Olaf is in the top 10% of the country for physical sciences. More specifically it was ranked #22 out of 391 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for St. Olaf.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at St. Olaf was $1,610 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,450 | $51,450 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,660 | $11,660 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $900 | $900 |
Learn more about St. Olaf tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the St. Olaf physical sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the St. Olaf Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in physical sciences in 2019-2020, 40.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 43.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.0% of the physical sciences bachelor’s degrees at St. Olaf in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 44 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
