St Olaf College

With 14 social work graduates in the latest year, St Olaf College runs a small BSW cohort — #366 among 587 programs nationally by size. Worth asking the department how often required practice courses run, since smaller programs sometimes offer them only once a year.

82.2% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it.

The average student pays $26,756 a year after grants and scholarships — $5,838 above the $20,918 median across the 17 BSW colleges in Minnesota. 21.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.