About St. Olaf

One of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf College offers a distinctive education grounded in academic rigor, residential learning, global engagement, and a vibrant Lutheran faith tradition.

What makes St. Olaf unique is the combination of so many distinguishing features working together at the highest level: an intense academic program that sharpens minds and an emphasis on a global perspective that broadens them.

Academics

St. Olaf’s curriculum engages students in a multidisciplinary, multicultural exploration of human knowledge and experience.It cultivates the basic skills students need to succeed in college and beyond and introduces students.

Academic Departments and Programs

New students should begin planning their academic program by consulting sections of this catalog.

Why St. Olaf?

In your college search, you may find other excellent colleges that offer one, two, or even three of these elements. But only at St. Olaf..

Visual Arts at St. Olaf

Music. Theater. Dance. the Visual Arts. From the world renowned St. Olaf Christmas Festival to exhibits by visiting and campus artists to innovative theater.

Theater faculty

“Julia Valens” maybe doesn’t fully understand it now, but there will be in a time in her life when she will look back on the summer of 2015.

Sports : Women's Soccer

NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Paige Wilber ding scored the only goal in the 89th minute to give St. Thomas a 1-0 MIAC victory.

Outcomes of St. Olaf Education

St. Olaf College has made a very public commitment to becoming the best in the country among liberal arts colleges at helping students discern their vocation…

Upcoming Streams1.Daily Chapel2.Services of morning prayers3.St.Olaf football4.St.olfa men’s soccer5.Fall tour home concertVespers

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