Minnesota students paid $47,840 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,840 more than the $46,000 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 765 students received grants or scholarships totaling $24 million and 453 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.9 million.
Including all undergraduates (3,048), 2,833 students used grants or scholarships totaling $85.8 million, and 1,563 students took out $10 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~1,280 | $42,940 | $44,180 | $46,000 | $47,840 | 11.4% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at St Olaf College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 154 | 20% | $863,874 | $5,610 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 114 | 15% | $661,689 | $5,804 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 765 | 97% | $22,523,045 | $29,442 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 765 | 97% | $24,048,608 | $31,436 |
| Federal student loans | 403 | 51% | $2,051,843 | $5,091 |
| Other student loans | 98 | 12% | $887,062 | $9,052 |
| Student loan aid | 453 | 58% | $2,938,905 | $6,488 |
| Total student aid | 766 | 97% | - | - |
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