43.4%
3,171 admitted
from 7,310 apps
Applications7,310
Overall admit rate43.4%
Enrolled794 · 25.0% yield
Admitted from waitlist23 of 1,696
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsCharacter, Class rank, Interview, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#47
Forbes
Best Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)
SourceListRankYr
ForbesBest Small Colleges (Under 4,000 Undergrads)#4726
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Private Schools)#5026
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#5026
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#9026
NicheBest Colleges in America#14126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#15326
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#18926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference4
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingMinnesota colleges6
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/15 → 10-Mar → May 1
Early decision12/10 · binding
Early decision 21/15
Early action12/23
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions URLhttp://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/apply
Admissions emailadmissions@stolaf.edu
Admissions phone(507)-786-3025
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Carleton College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Carleton College MN · Private (nonprofit)21.8%15001K
Macalester College MN · Private (nonprofit)28.1%14202K
Gustavus Adolphus College MN · Private (nonprofit)61.1%—1K
Lawrence University WI · Private (nonprofit)63.9%13401K
Grinnell College IA · Private (nonprofit)14.5%—1K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.