Gustavus Adolphus College: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 2567 of 12,502	In the World
# 723 of 1,147	In North America
# 662 of 1,149	In the United States
# 15 of 1	In Saint Peter
# 1406 of 1,193	For Media Studies
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

61%

Average SAT

1,430

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$26,094 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

1,905

Graduates

Male:Female Ratio

46:54

Religion

Evangelical Lutheran Church

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

gustavus.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Gustavus Adolphus College has an acceptance rate of 61% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	61%	61%	61%
Applicants	5,294	2,514	2,769
Admissions	3,229	1,417	1,810
Freshmen enrolled full time	490	257	233

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	79%
■ Nonresident Alien	5%
■ Asian	2%
■ Hispanic	6%
■ Black or African American	2%
■ Two or more races	4%

Gustavus Adolphus College majors

Gustavus Adolphus College has granted 557 bachelor's degrees across 42 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Gustavus Adolphus College.

Major	Bachelor
Psychology, General	52
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	49
Business & Commerce, General	42
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, Other	33
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	31
Environmental Studies	29
Political Science and Government, General	25
Chemistry, General	24
Education, General	24
Music, General	20
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	20
Accounting	19
English Language and Literature, General	19
Computer Science	17
Economics, General	14
Biochemistry	12
History, General	12
Mathematics, General	9
Physics, General	9
Women's Studies	9
Art & Art Studies, General	8
Geography	8
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	7
Spanish Language and Literature	7
Sociology, General	6
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management	6
Geology & Earth Science, General	5
Mathematics and Statistics	5
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	4
Japanese Language and Literature	4
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	4
Philosophy	4
Social Studies Teacher Education	4
Latin American and Caribbean Studies	3
Scandinavian Studies	3
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	2
Dance, General	2
English & Language Arts Teacher Education	2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	1
Religion & Religious Studies	1
Russian Studies	1
Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education	1
Grand Total	557

Publications & Citations

Gustavus Adolphus College has published 1,780 scientific papers with 27,907 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Biology, Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy, Computer Science, Engineering, Law, and Physics.

Publications

1,780

Citations

27,907

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	1,184 / 18,039
Environmental Science	679 / 12,095
Biology	673 / 16,383
Sociology	664 / 10,491
Political Science	664 / 10,769
Philosophy	656 / 9,029
Computer Science	626 / 11,988
Engineering	610 / 11,465
Law	607 / 10,324
Physics	582 / 10,877
Medicine	521 / 9,883
Chemistry	507 / 10,530
Psychology	480 / 10,722
History	467 / 4,956
Quantum and Particle physics	387 / 6,626
Geography and Cartography	367 / 5,542
Mathematics	354 / 7,071
Art & Design	332 / 4,042
Geology	321 / 6,634
Archaeology	286 / 4,401
Ecology	269 / 6,686
Business	269 / 5,084
Organic chemistry	266 / 5,678
Linguistics	258 / 4,310
Economics	254 / 4,102
Paleontology	234 / 5,353
Biochemistry	221 / 5,245
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	210 / 2,854
Social Psychology	209 / 6,232
Genetics	209 / 5,157
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	202 / 770
Materials Science	198 / 4,351
Statistics	198 / 3,678
Development Studies	167 / 3,134
Education	167 / 3,235
Mathematics Education	164 / 3,572
Optics	153 / 2,604
Literature	142 / 981
Psychiatry	133 / 4,295
Neuroscience	129 / 4,341

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20 Notable alumni

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1870-1927 (aged 57)

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1883-1962 (aged 79)

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3. Nicholas Legeros

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4. Mike Goggin

1963-. (aged 63)

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