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Quick Facts About the College
Campus Location
Institution Type
- Private
- Liberal Arts
- Coeducational
- Residential
- Church-affiliated
Degrees Offered
- Bachelor of Arts
- 75 majors in 24 academic departments and 3 interdisciplinary programs (including 14 honors majors)
Accreditation
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools—Higher Learning Commission
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
- National Association of Schools of Music
- National League for Nursing, Inc.—Nursing
Enrollment
- 2,573 (full-time, fall 2007)
Average Class Size
Student/Faculty Ratio
Tenure-Track Faculty With Terminal Degrees
Geographic Origins of the Student Body
- From 38 states and 17 countries
Affiliation
Founding
- In 1862 by Swedish Lutheran immigrant and pastor Eric Norelius in Red Wing, Minnesota; moved from Red Wing to East Union in 1863 and to St. Peter in 1876
Naming
- First named Minnesota Elementar Schola in 1863 and changed to St. Ansgar's Academy in 1865
- In 1876, named Gustavus Adolphus College to honor Swedish king Gustav II Adolf (1594-1632)
Academic Calendar
- 4-1-4: A 4-month fall semester, a 1-month interim in January, and a 4-month spring semester; students typically enroll in 4 courses each semester and 1 in the January Interim Experience.
Costs (2007-2008)
- Tuition - $28,125
- Room and Board - $6,775
- Fees - $410
- Books and Incidentals (estimated) - $1,820
Academic Distinctions
- A chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest scholastic honor society
- Host of the Nobel Conference, the first ongoing educational conference of its kind sanctioned by The Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden
- Fulbright, Goldwater, Marshall, National Science Foundation, Rhodes, and Truman fellowship winners
- Peace Education Program and the annual MAYDAY! Peace Conference
- 79.7 percent 4-year graduation rate
- 89.8 percent of underclass students enrolled in the previous fall return for the next fall
- Acclaimed Writing Across the Curriculum program
- Award-winning community service programs
- Strong career development and internship programs
- 50 percent of graduating seniors study abroad
- Individualized majors
- Curriculum options: Curriculum I (distributive core) and Curriculum II (integrated core)
- First Term Seminars—Students take a small class to improve critical thinking and college writing skills from a professor-advisor
- Several student research opportunities, including Partners in Scholarship
Campus Life
- Quality fine arts programs with more than 30 theater, arts, and music organizations
- 25 varsity athletic teams and more than 40 intramural and club sports
- With more than 100 student organizations, there are many activities to choose from and 99 percent of Gusties are actively involved in at least one extracurricular activity
- Exceptional facilities, including an awe-inspiring and award-winning chapel, a spacious library, 2 well-equipped science buildings, 2 fine arts buildings, a new campus center, a multimillion-dollar sports complex, and 13 residential halls
Visiting Campus
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Did you know?
The C. Charles Jackson Campus Center is an $18 million expanded facility that houses new dining service options, including the Gustavus Market Place, as well as offices for student organizations; the college radio station, KGSM; the "Dive" dance floor and lounge; the campus post office; and offices for administration and student services.
Michele Gillman, an instructor in the Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College, will lead a cast of faculty members, students and friends in a recital of new compositions, Sunday, May 18, beginning at 3:30 p.m. This performance of new works begins at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday in Jussi Bjorling Recital Hall on the Gustavus campus. It is free and open to the public.
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced the 2007-08 MIAC Women's Golf Awards as Gustavus' Rachel Roberg (Rice Lake, Wis.) was selected MIAC Senior of the Year and Katie Schenfeld was named MIAC Rookie of the Year. Roberg, Schenfeld and the Gusties will begin the 2008 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships on Tuesday in Waverly, Iowa.
Senior Drew Hood won the pole vault for the second year clearing a height of 14 feet, 9 inches and junior Tyler Geyen finished third in the 110 high hurdles (14.76) and fourth in the javelin at a distance of 166 feet, 10 inches. Gustavus finished ninth as a team with 31 points, while St. Thomas finished first with 183.0 points.
The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced Gustavus Adolphus head coach Scott Moe has been named the MIAC Men's Golf Co-Coach of the Year on Monday, May 12. Senior Jordan Hawkinson (Sr., Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes) was selected for the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team. Moe led the Gusties to their 25th MIAC Championship in school history with a team total of 880 (+16) at Bunker Hills in October.
