Gustavus Adolphus College
Gustavus Adolphus College admitted 61% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 24–30 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid was $24,148 a year. Within six years, 77% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 61%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 24–30
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $69,838 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $24,148 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $12,078 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $58,024 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 77%
- Students who return for a second year
- 88%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $67,649 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,878
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 24%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 13%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 11%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology
- 7%
- Social sciences
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Kentucky Christian University KY · 61% admitted
- Maryville College TN · 61% admitted
- Touro University NY · 61% admitted
- Colorado School of Mines CO · 61% admitted
- University of Florida-Online FL · 61% admitted
- Cleveland Institute of Art OH · 61% admitted
More colleges in Minnesota
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN · 80% admitted
- Minnesota State University-Mankato MN · 88% admitted
- University of Minnesota-Duluth MN · 89% admitted
- University of St Thomas MN · 85% admitted
- Metropolitan State University MN · 99% admitted
- Winona State University MN · 76% admitted
- Saint Cloud State University MN · 95% admitted
- Bemidji State University MN · 56% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.