Computer Science at St Olaf College

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at St Olaf College stacks up to those at other schools.

St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 2,953 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in compsci from St. Olaf.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

St. Olaf Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci

St. Olaf Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks compsci programs across the country. The following shows how St. Olaf performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at St. Olaf is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Computer Science Schools	62
	96
	134
Most Focused Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251
Most Focused Computer Science Schools	254
Most Popular Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	277
Best Value Computer Science Schools	325
Most Popular Computer Science Schools	357

How Much Do CompSci Graduates from St. Olaf Make?

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Olaf is $73,475. This is 16% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

CompSci Student Demographics at St. Olaf

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at St Olaf College.

St. Olaf Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in compsci from St. Olaf in 2021, 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at St. Olaf since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St Olaf College with a bachelor's in compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

St. Olaf also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at St Olaf College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	25

Related Majors

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MN, the home state for St Olaf College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Software Applications Developers	19,970	$96,750
Computer and Information Systems Managers	9,510	$143,300
Systems Software Developers	6,460	$110,460
Computer Workers	6,200	$81,650
Computer Programmers	4,520	$86,710

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daniel Edwins a.k.a. Webmoof of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.