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Explore Gustavus in person or virtually. Schedule a campus tour, attend a visit event, or connect with admission counselors to plan your personalized visit. Can't wait to meet you!

An in-person visit is a two‑hour experience with an admission counselor, a student‑led tour, optional transportation help, and travel assistance if needed. We look forward to meeting you!

Visit Gustavus on select Saturdays: meet with an admissions counselor, join a student‑led campus tour, and experience campus on the weekend.

Visit the Gustavus Arboretum, open year-round with no admission fee. Coordinate a tour, find a map, and see Arb policies.

Visit Gustavus Adolphus College: meet an admission counselor, join a student‑led campus tour, and learn about travel assistance here.

Stay overnight at Gustavus: admitted students get paired with a host, participate in daily student life, and enjoy events and meals in residence halls. What to know.

Discover meditation and mindfulness practices at Gustavus—open to all seeking reflection, peace, and spiritual well-being.

Dr. Lucas Rapisarda is a visiting professor of biology. As an environmental social scientist, his research interests sit at the nexus of environment and society, specifically how physical and sociocultural access to the environment impacts the sense of place and natural resource use of historically marginalized communities in the outdoors. At Gustavus, Dr. Rapisarda teaches introductory and organismal biology, as well as an upper-level ornithology course.