MN
St Olaf College
5.12 incidents / 1,000 students
Northfield, MN · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
St Olaf College
Across 2022–2024, St Olaf College reported 42 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: University of Northwestern-St Paul.
- 5.12
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,624
- Rank of 2,072
- #56
- MN rank
- 3,124
- Enrolled students
5.12 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
St Olaf College reports 5.12 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 167% above College of the Holy Cross. Similar-enrollment scored peers: College of the Holy Cross (6.72/1k); Tuskegee University (2.88/1k); Rasmussen University-Florida (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson (0.00/1k); Hazard Community and Technical College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); University of Minnesota-Crookston (1.15/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Hamline University (7.02/1k); Bemidji State University (1.23/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 5.12
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,624
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 78%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 8
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 174844 · St Olaf College 5.12/1k score rate · #1,624/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 5.12/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,624/2,072
- ST-MID #56 in state
- BELOW-PEER College of the Holy · 1.60 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 60%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 3,124
- FIRE-REPORT 5 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: College of the Holy Cross (+1.60/1k)
St Olaf College sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT · peer College of the Holy Cross. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is College of the Holy Cross (+1.60/1k). National rank #1,624 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
St Olaf College reports 5.12 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 167% above College of the Holy Cross. Similar-enrollment scored peers: College of the Holy Cross (6.72/1k); Tuskegee University (2.88/1k); Rasmussen University-Florida (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson (0.00/1k); Hazard Community and Technical College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); University of Minnesota-Crookston (1.15/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Hamline University (7.02/1k); Bemidji State University (1.23/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around St Olaf College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest St on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Rasmussen University-Florida · lowest peer 0
Rasmussen University-Florida — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Tuskegee University · near
Tuskegee University — near
2.88 per 1,000 students
- St Olaf College · this campus
St Olaf College — this campus
5.12 per 1,000 students
- College of the Holy · highest peer
College of the Holy Cross — highest peer
6.72 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around St Olaf College's 5.12/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
St Olaf College decreased from 14 to 8 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 MN 4-year peers in this comparison, St Olaf College is larger than 75% and safer-reporting than 31% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- St Olaf College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hills Christian College | 95 | 0.00 | 0 | 75 |
| Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School | 192 | 0.00 | 3 | 75 |
| United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities | 226 | 0.00 | 6 | 75 |
| Adler Graduate School | 275 | 0.00 | 8 | 75 |
| Luther Seminary | 371 | 0.00 | 11 | 75 |
| University of Minnesota-Rochester | 578 | 6.92 | 14 | 19 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis | 748 | 0.00 | 17 | 75 |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 831 | 7.22 | 19 | 14 |
| North Central University | 852 | 28.17 | 22 | 3 |
| Martin Luther College | 878 | 11.39 | 25 | 8 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | 899 | 3.34 | 28 | 42 |
| St Olaf College (this campus) | 3,124 | 5.12 | 75 | 31 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at St Olaf College fell from 14 to 8 (-43%). The decrease shows up in Rape (9 to 5), Arson (1 to 0) and Fondling (4 to 3).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at St Olaf College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Arson and Aggravated Assault. Rape accounts for most of them.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Burglary, Incest, Motor Vehicle Theft and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlySt Olaf College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 60% (20 → 8 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| Fondling | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Arson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Burglary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 29 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 51 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 13 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 63 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 17 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 16 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
St Olaf College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
MA
College of the Holy Cross
6.72 incidents / 1,000 students
AL
Tuskegee University
2.88 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where St Olaf College sits on price and outcomes
At $23,874, St Olaf College's reported average net price is cheaper than 79% among 80 Minnesota colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,863.
- $23,874
- average net price
- $16,863
- Minnesota median
- 1.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $22,762
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $10,404, while those above $110,000 record $33,166 - roughly 3.2 times as much. A published average of $23,874 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $48,373 run about 2.0 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $59,760
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $59,760
- Avg Net Price
- $23,874
- Median Debt
- $26,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 21%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- SAT Average
- 1380
- SAT Math Range
- 640-730
- ACT Average
- 31
- ACT Range
- 28-32
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 84%
- Retention Rate
- 92%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $48,373
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $65,543
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 91%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,247 similar institutions by enrollment size.
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA · 3,126 enrolled
Safety Score 6.72
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL · 3,121 enrolled
Safety Score 2.88
Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala, FL · 3,121 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson
Jackson, TN · 3,117 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, KY · 3,134 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
St Olaf College (national rank #1624) sits near Columbia University in the City of New York (#1623) and Whitman College (#1625) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
National Rank #1623
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA
National Rank #1625
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
National Rank #1626
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR
National Rank #1622
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
National Rank #1627
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for St Olaf College, both outside MN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA · 3,126 enrolled
Safety score 6.72
Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala, FL · 3,121 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL · 3,121 enrolled
Safety score 2.88
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German
San German, PR · 3,114 enrolled
Safety score 0.32
Carroll University
Waukesha, WI · 3,138 enrolled
Safety score 2.55
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH · 3,140 enrolled
Safety score 2.87
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC · 3,104 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park, NY · 3,147 enrolled
Safety score 5.72
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA · 1,561 enrolled
Safety score 5.12
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · 35,173 enrolled
Safety score 5.12
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC · 8,579 enrolled
Safety score 5.13
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR · 3,722 enrolled
Safety score 5.10
Brown University
Providence, RI · 11,956 enrolled
Safety score 5.10
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL · 4,081 enrolled
Safety score 5.15
Spalding University
Louisville, KY · 1,553 enrolled
Safety score 5.15
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto
Mont Alto, PA · 582 enrolled
Safety score 5.15
Frequently Asked Questions
Is St Olaf College safe?
St Olaf College has a safety score of 5.12 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,624 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: College of the Holy Cross (6.72/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); University of Minnesota-Crookston (1.15/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Hamline University (7.02/1k); Bemidji State University (1.23/1k).
What crimes are reported at St Olaf College?
For calendar year 2024, St Olaf College reported Rape (5) and Fondling (3) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does St Olaf College compare to similar schools?
St Olaf College reports 167% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than College of the Holy Cross. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: College of the Holy Cross (6.72/1k); Tuskegee University (2.88/1k); Rasmussen University-Florida (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson (0.00/1k); Hazard Community and Technical College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Northwestern-St Paul (1.24/1k); Augsburg University (5.23/1k); The College of Saint Scholastica (1.71/1k); Bethel University (2.22/1k); University of Minnesota-Crookston (1.15/1k); St Catherine University (0.82/1k); Hamline University (7.02/1k); Bemidji State University (1.23/1k).
Does St Olaf College have fire safety data?
Yes. St Olaf College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 5 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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