Gustavus Adolphus College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 120,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,859
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 81%
From Region 9%
Athletes 859 (46.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 6%
International 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Black 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gustavus Adolphus College 660 40% 83% 2% 2% 5% 3% $73,231 53 +0.32 59 97%
Computer Science 30 — 83% 60% 0% 20% 3% 17% $114,171 42 -0.32 96 95% — — — —
Chemistry 16 — 38% 75% 6% 0% 0% 6% $73,528 68 +0.19 60 — — — — —
Geosciences 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,927 65 +0.26 46 — — — — —
Mathematics 18 — 22% 83% 6% 0% 6% 0% $91,785 73 +0.24 85 100% — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 10 — 70% 70% 10% 0% 10% 0% $98,534 40 -0.32 89 — — — — —
Physics 15 — 60% 87% 0% 7% 0% 0% $91,243 77 +0.55 84 93% — — — —
Biochemistry 14 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,190 55 +0.06 57 — — — — —
Biology 61 — 30% 89% 2% 0% 3% 2% $68,062 59 +0.19 46 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 29 — 31% 90% 0% 0% 3% 0% $71,730 93 +1.64 56 95% — — — —
Kinesiology 43 — 49% 95% 0% 2% 2% 0% $69,244 79 +0.87 49 100% — — — —
Nursing 33 — 30% 73% 3% 3% 6% 3% $94,860 70 +0.26 87 100% — — — —
Accounting 30 — 70% 87% 0% 0% 3% 3% $98,042 76 +0.71 89 100% — — — —
Business 54 — 67% 70% 4% 2% 6% 13% $87,255 80 +0.50 81 99% — — — —
Economics 17 — 82% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $107,811 71 +0.37 94 98% — — — —
Sports Management 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,244 81 +0.84 49 100% — — — —
Classical Languages 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,429 72 +0.57 37 — — — — —
English 18 — 22% 89% 0% 0% 0% 6% $52,314 54 -0.01 10 94% — — — —
French 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,092 82 +0.81 44 — — — — —
History 14 — 21% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $61,845 82 +0.48 30 89% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 25% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $62,102 81 +0.46 30 — — — — —
Japanese 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,527 72 +0.58 37 — — — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 6 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $60,715 59 +0.12 27 — — — — —
Philosophy 11 — 55% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,423 52 -0.15 23 — — — — —
Religious Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,023 90 +1.13 25 — — — — —
Russian Studies — — — — — — — — $60,715 59 +0.12 27 — — — — —
Scandinavian Studies 6 — 17% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $60,715 59 +0.12 27 — — — — —
Spanish 16 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $63,317 68 +0.47 34 90% — — — —
Women's Studies 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,811 69 +0.44 24 — — — — —
Communication 26 — 38% 85% 0% 0% 0% 4% $78,838 95 +1.58 70 94% — — — —
Geography 8 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,041 43 -0.24 25 — — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 8 — 12% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $67,579 40 -0.27 45 — — — — —
Political Science 11 — 27% 82% 0% 0% 9% 9% $68,733 42 -0.26 48 96% — — — —
Psychology 50 — 26% 72% 8% 4% 10% 0% $57,039 65 +0.30 18 94% — — — —
Sociology 10 — 30% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,051 34 -0.44 9 100% — — — —
Education 22 — 9% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $54,522 49 -0.06 13 — — — — —
English Education 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,922 48 -0.21 12 100% — — — —
Science Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,922 38 -0.37 12 100% — — — —
Social Studies Education 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,922 47 -0.27 12 100% — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,194 12 -0.90 2 95% — — — —
Dance 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,947 41 -0.15 3 — — — — —
Music 20 — 35% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,662 28 -0.55 2 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $52,597 77 +0.63 10 — — — — —
Studio Art 9 — 0% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $40,194 19 -0.71 2 95% — — — —
Theater 7 — 57% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $43,171 50 +0.01 3 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $59,581
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 64%
6-Year Graduation Rate 77%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 17.1% 113 28% 81% 4% 2% 5% 3% $63,710 69 +0.40 35 95% —
Business & Economics 16.1% 106 71% 81% 2% 1% 4% 8% $92,755 77 +0.56 86 99% —
Humanities 13.6% 90 28% 82% 1% 1% 11% 1% $59,978 76 +0.28 25 91% —
Health Sciences 11.5% 76 41% 86% 1% 3% 4% 1% $80,367 64 +0.61 72 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.4% 75 32% 88% 1% 0% 3% 1% $68,833 55 +0.16 48 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 9.4% 62 42% 81% 5% 2% 3% 2% $86,877 69 +0.21 80 97% —
Arts 6.5% 43 28% 91% 0% 2% 5% 0% $41,565 11 -0.46 2 97% —
Education 5.5% 36 22% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $54,289 54 -0.14 13 100% —
Computer Science 4.5% 30 83% 60% 0% 20% 3% 17% $114,171 57 -0.32 96 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.4% 29 31% 90% 0% 0% 3% 0% $71,730 92 +1.64 56 95% —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 181 $273K $273K $0
Football 139 $743K $743K $0
Baseball 69 $312K $312K $0
Swimming 45 $214K $214K $0
Soccer 43 $213K $213K $0
Tennis 42 $223K $223K $0
Ice Hockey 37 $374K $374K $0
Basketball 35 $218K $218K $0
Golf 29 $144K $144K $0
Total 522 $2.7M $2.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 134 $241K $241K $0
Swimming 55 $235K $235K $0
Tennis 46 $230K $230K $0
Soccer 34 $220K $220K $0
Ice Hockey 31 $273K $273K $0
Softball 23 $146K $146K $0
Gymnastics 22 $152K $152K $0
Basketball 20 $277K $277K $0
Volleyball 20 $210K $210K $0
Golf 15 $116K $116K $0
Total 337 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 315 $514K $514K $0
Football 139 $743K $743K $0
Swimming 100 $450K $450K $0
Tennis 88 $453K $453K $0
Soccer 77 $433K $433K $0
Baseball 69 $312K $312K $0
Ice Hockey 68 $647K $647K $0
Basketball 55 $495K $495K $0
Golf 44 $261K $261K $0
Softball 23 $146K $146K $0
Gymnastics 22 $152K $152K $0
Volleyball 20 $210K $210K $0
Total 859 $6.0M $6.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (non-ED) 15%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 63% 62% 52%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 42%
SAT Range 1160 – 1370
SAT Math Range 570 – 680
SAT RW Range 590 – 690