by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Chemistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Chemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at St Olaf College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in chemistry, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. St. Olaf is in the top 10% of the country for chemistry. More specifically it was ranked #24 out of 371 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for St. Olaf.
Part-time undergraduates at St. Olaf paid an average of $1,610 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| 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.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Chemistry students who received their bachelor’s degree at St. Olaf took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 12% higher than the national average of $22,229.
The median early career salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf is $38,289 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $35,333.
St. Olaf does not offer an online option for its chemistry bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the St. Olaf Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their BS in chemistry in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 5.9% of the chemistry bachelor’s degrees at St. Olaf in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physics | 23 |
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*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.
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