A private liberal arts college offering more than 60 majors, Gustavus Adolphus College was founded in 1862 and has a student population of about 2,500.The College offers students of high aspiration and promise a liberal arts education of recognized excellence provided by faculty who embody the highest standards of teaching and scholarship. The Gustavus curriculum is designed to bring students to mastery of a particular area of study within a general framework that is both interdisciplinary and international in perspective.