Gustavus Adolphus College
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| Motto | E Caelo Nobis Vires |
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Motto in English
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Strength Comes To Us From Heaven |
| Type | Private liberal arts |
| Established | 1862 |
| Affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Endowment | $144 million (2015) |
| President | Rebecca M. Bergman |
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Academic staff
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170 full-time |
| Students | Approximately 2,450 |
| Location | St. Peter, Minnesota, United States |
| Campus | 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi) or 138 ha (340 acres) |
| Colors |
Black and Gold |
| Nickname | "Golden Gusties" |
| Mascot | "Gus" the Lion |
| Affiliations | MIAC |
| Website | gustavus.edu |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| Forbes | 173 |
| Liberal arts colleges | |
| U.S. News & World Report | 77 |
| Washington Monthly | 55 |
Gustavus Adolphus College ( /ɡəˌstävəs əˈdôlfəs/, Gus-TAY-Vus ) is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college in the town of St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. A four-year, residential institution, Gustavus Adolphus College was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. To this day the school is firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage. The premier event on campus is the annual Nobel Conference, which features Nobel Laureates and other world-renowned scholars explaining their expertise to a general audience. The college has 170 faculty of which 94% are tenure-track faculty. The student to faculty ratio is 11:1 creating class size of approximately 15.
Gustavus Adolphus College aspires to be a community of persons from diverse backgrounds who respect and affirm the dignity of all people. The college presents its mission as tied to the fact that it is a church-related college: A "private residential liberal arts college firmly rooted in its Swedish and Lutheran heritage.” While the institution offers many majors, the school also presents itself as a place where "a mature understanding of the Christian faith" is nurtured; so that “students are encouraged to work toward a just and peaceful world.”
The college is guided by five core values: community, excellence, faith, justice, and service. Students are encouraged to become involved in volunteer work, and service learning is integrated into many of the courses on campus.
The college was founded in 1862 as a Lutheran parochial school at Red Wing by Eric Norelius. Originally named Minnesota Elementarskola (elementary school in Swedish), it moved the following year to East Union, an unincorporated town in Dahlgren Township. In 1865, on the 1,000th anniversary of the death of St. Ansgar, known as the " of the North", the institution was renamed and incorporated as St. Ansgar's Academy.
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