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What St. Olaf grads actually do

Based on 181 notable St. Olaf alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
45
university teacher
20
writer
19
lawyer
16
conductor
13
composer
13
choir director
9
judge
9
historian
9
journalist
8
actor
7
novelist
7

Notable St. Olaf alumni

Harold Hagen
Harold Hagen
educator · politician
Mark Rein·Hagen
Mark Rein·Hagen
writer · game designer
Magnus Hestenes
Magnus Hestenes
university teacher · mathematician
Karl Rolvaag
Karl Rolvaag
commandant · diplomat
Barbara Peterson
Barbara Peterson
beauty pageant contestant · model
Harold Lovre
Harold Lovre
lawyer · politician
Katy Faust
Katy Faust
activist
Robert Bly
Robert Bly
linguist · translator

Salary outlook for top St. Olaf career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
composer
10th–90th percentile: $34,240$173,810
$62,590
median / yr
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
median / yr
novelist
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr

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About St. Olaf

St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American pastors and farmers led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after the King and the Patron Saint Olaf II of Norway and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As of 2025, the college had 3,124 undergraduate students and 326 full and part-time faculty members. The campus, including its adjacent 430-acre (170 ha) natural lands, is west of downtown Northfield, Minnesota. Northfield is also the home of its neighbor and friendly rival, Carleton College. Between 1995 and 2020, 154 St. Olaf graduates were named Fulbright Scholars and 35 received Goldwater Scholarships.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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