Saint Olaf College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 93% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 76% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 76% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 4% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 3.03 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• economics
• English
• biology

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 2.00
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• 4-1-4 System (two semsters and one-month January interterm)

Summer Sessions:

• 2 summer session(s) that consist of 6 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August and September.

• 31% continue within one year.
• 75% continue within 10 years.

• Iowa State University, Northwestern University, University of Minnesota.

• Arthur Andersen, Cargill, Dayton Hudson, General Motors, IBM, 3M.

• Al Quie, former Minnesota congressman and governor; Marguerite Johnson, associate editor, Time magazine; L. Bruce Laingen, foreign service; Arlen Erdahl, department director, Peace Corps; Dr. Tom Savaroid, director of research, 3M; Judith Ryan, executive director, American Nurses Association; Barry Marrow, screen writer, Academy Award winner for Rain Man.