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#22 Best Value Schools
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#89 National Liberal Arts Colleges
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#4 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#71 Top Performers on Social Mobility
Gustavus Adolphus College is ranked #89 in National Liberal Arts Colleges. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
61
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
47
Graduation and retention rank
66
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
80%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
88%
Social Mobility Rank
71
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
77%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
77%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
74%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
3
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.2
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
145
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
131
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
93.1%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
92%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
62.5%
Classes with 50 or more students
0%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
11:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
105
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
32%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
119
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
93
Average alumni giving rate
19.2%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
