Quad

Head-to-head

St Olaf
Yeshiva

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Yeshiva's yield is 34 pts higher than St Olaf's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    St Olaf's grants cover 63% of its full price on average, vs. 41% at Yeshiva

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    St Olaf costs about $14.9K less per year on average than Yeshiva ($26,936 vs. $41,876, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  4. 4

    St Olaf has 8 pts more Pell recipients than Yeshiva (21% vs. 13%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Yeshiva grads earn $5.8K more ten years out than St Olaf's ($71,353 vs. $65,543)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

    Yeshiva's SAT midpoint is 40 points higher than St Olaf's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

St Olaf admits 48%, Yeshiva 56%; Yeshiva's yield is higher, at 61%.

Acceptance rate
St Olaf48%
Yeshiva56%
Quad's selectivity
  • St OlafVery selective
  • YeshivaVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
St Olaf
1300–1470
Yeshiva
1340–1510
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • St OlafGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • YeshivaRigor, GPA, and tests very important38%

Who's on each campus

St Olaf and Yeshiva are about the same size; St Olaf has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
St Olaf3.1K
Yeshiva2.9K
Pell Grant share
St Olaf21%
Yeshiva13%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at St Olaf, and Finance at Yeshiva; Yeshiva has 7 students per faculty member to St Olaf's 11.

Students per faculty member
St Olaf11 to 1
Yeshiva7 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • St OlafBiology/Biological Sciences, General10%
  • YeshivaFinance, General13%

What each costs

St Olaf costs about $14.9K less a year than Yeshiva on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
St Olaf$26.9K
Yeshiva$41.9K
Aid generosity
St Olaf63%
Yeshiva41%

What each pays off

Yeshiva's former students earn more, a median $71.4K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
St Olaf$65.5K
Yeshiva$71.4K
Graduation rate
St Olaf85%
Yeshiva83%

How each has changed

Applications grew at St Olaf but held steady at Yeshiva; Yeshiva got more selective while St Olaf held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • St OlafGrowing+36%
  • YeshivaSteady−2%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;Yeshiva University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2025 applicants;Yeshiva University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why