Private nonprofit · Saint Peter, Minnesota
Gustavus Adolphus College: cost, debt and earnings by major
19 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $24,148
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 77%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 61%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 1,878
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $27,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 1%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $12,078 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $10,743 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $14,309 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $20,602 |
| $110,000+ | $33,406 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (19)
- Accounting and Related Services$95,200
- Economics$91,252
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,114
- Business/Commerce, General$79,260
- Physics$73,540
- Communication and Media Studies$69,423
- Political Science and Government$62,218
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$62,016
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,870
- Biology, General$54,202
- Psychology, General$53,277
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$49,758
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,822
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$47,629
- Sociology$47,497 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$46,987
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$42,628 (1 yr)
- Geography and Cartography$41,826 (1 yr)
- Area Studies$38,334 (1 yr)