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Nursing at St. Olaf College

St. Olaf College graduates about 22 nursing majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 40th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 77 out of 100.

77/100Strong#40 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year223% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,000
Research in the field$639Ka year, NSF
Admit rate43%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1480whole school

Around St. Olaf College

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
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
St. Olaf College, Northfield, United States
Gateway (Unsplash)Photo: Steven Garcia steven_garcia24 · CC0 · source

Where nursing happens

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 nursing ranking

  1. University of Wyoming 77
  2. University of Alaska Anchorage 77
  3. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 77
  4. Tuskegee University 77
  5. University of Alabama at Birmingham 76
  6. University of Rhode Island 76
  7. Quinnipiac University 76
  8. University of Utah 76

Other strong majors at St. Olaf College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares St. Olaf College with every school we score in nursing. 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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