St Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
22of 24 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Minnesota high-school graduate (about $37,835 a year). 2 fall short.
24 of 36 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 12 have no earnings published. 3 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$23,874 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$23,874 a year
About $95,496 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $10,404 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,342 |
| $48k to $75k | $12,584 |
| $75k to $110k | $20,367 |
| $110k and up | $33,166 |
| All families (average) | $23,874 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Minnesota high-school graduate ($37,835 a year).
24 of 36 programs could be assessed 67% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,818 | +$24,983 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 1.0 yrs | 91 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $87,691 | +$49,856 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 0.5 yrs | 75 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $84,559 | +$46,724 | clears the bar | $26,671 | 0.6 yrs | 75 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,282 | +$18,447 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.4 yrs | 69 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $57,869 | +$20,034 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.2 yrs | 52 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $44,0201-year earnings | +$6,185 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $24,988 | 4.0 yrs | 46 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $48,137 | +$10,302 | clears the bar | $23,635 | 2.3 yrs | 45 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $42,439 | +$4,604 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 5.1 yrs | 43 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $49,382 | +$11,547 | clears the bar | $25,715 | 2.2 yrs | 34 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $122,912 | +$85,077 | clears the bar | $23,125 | 0.3 yrs | 33 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $53,232 | +$15,397 | clears the bar | $24,830 | 1.6 yrs | 33 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $44,287 | +$6,452 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 3.9 yrs | 33 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $54,100 | +$16,265 | clears the bar | $23,480 | 1.4 yrs | 28 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $66,314 | +$28,479 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.9 yrs | 26 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,225 | +$22,390 | clears the bar | $24,644 | 1.1 yrs | 24 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $42,538 | +$4,703 | clears the bar | $25,812 | 5.5 yrs | 24 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $76,0781-year earnings | +$38,243 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 0.7 yrs | 22 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $50,611 | +$12,776 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.1 yrs | 19 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $51,909 | +$14,074 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.9 yrs | 17 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $27,3281-year earnings | -$10,507 | falls short (1-yr) | $21,502 | no earnings gain | 14 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $47,677 | +$9,842 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 2.1 yrs | 13 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $37,335 | -$500 | falls short | $25,000 | no earnings gain | 13 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $45,023 | +$7,188 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 2.9 yrs | 12 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,666 | +$15,831 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $23,762 | not assessed | 27 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $23,000 | not assessed | 9 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Religious Music and Worship | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $37,835 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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