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Art, music & theater at St. Olaf College

St. Olaf College graduates about 107 art, music & theater majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 83rd of 668 schools we score for art, music & theater, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $43,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year10715% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$43,0001.04× the same major nationally
Admit rate43%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1480whole school

Around St. Olaf College

Art gallery during the Senior Show at St Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Dittman Center for art at St OlafPhoto: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Milkweed Tussock Moth St Olaf Natural Lands Northfield, Minnesota
Euchaetes egle (36204377263)Photo: Lisa King · CC BY 2.0 · source
Caterpillar on Common Milkweed St Olaf Natural Lands Northfield, Minnesota
Unidentified Caterpillar (36872087111)Photo: Lisa King · CC BY 2.0 · source
St. Olaf College, Northfield, United States
Gateway (Unsplash)Photo: Steven Garcia steven_garcia24 · CC0 · source

Where art, music & theater happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Flaten Art Barn, Christiansen Hall of Music, Center for Art and Dance, Speech-Theater Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 15 · Academic 10 · Arts 4 · Athletics 2 · Chapel 1 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the art, music & theater ranking

  1. Davidson College 82
  2. Rochester Institute of Technology 81
  3. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 81
  4. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 81
  5. Furman University 81
  6. The Ohio State University 80
  7. Virginia Tech 80
  8. Baylor University 80

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares St. Olaf College with every school we score in art, music & theater. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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