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Oberlin College is one of the leading colleges in Ohio with the acceptance rate of 34%. Deadlines for application are Early Decision - November 15 and Early Decision II - January 2 and Regular - January 15 . For more information, call 800-622-6243 or send email at campus.visit@oberlin.edu.

10597 Enrolled 34% Acceptance Rate 30 - 34 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 10,597
    • Average HS GPA: 3.67
    • Acceptance Rate: 34%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 38% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 24% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 18% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 7% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 2% — 2.50 - 2.99

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    680 - 750
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    658 - 710
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    30 - 34

  • Deadlines

    Early Decision
    November 15
    Early Decision II
    January 2
    Regular
    January 15

Academics

  • Majors

    AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
    African Studies.
    German Studies.
    Latin American Studies.
    Near and Middle Eastern Studies.
    Russian Studies.
    Women's Studies.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biochemistry.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    Neuroscience.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer Science.
    EDUCATION.
    Music Teacher Education.
    ENGINEERING.
    Pre-Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    Creative Writing.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature.
    French Language and Literature.
    German Language and Literature.
    Latin Language and Literature.
    Russian Language and Literature.
    Spanish Language and Literature.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Pre-Dentistry Studies.
    Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Applied Mathematics.
    Mathematics, General.
    Mathematics.
    NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
    Environmental Studies.
    PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.
    Jewish/Judaic Studies.
    Philosophy.
    Religion/Religious Studies.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Astronomy.
    Chemistry.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Archeology.
    Economics.
    Political Science and Government.
    Social Sciences, Other.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation.
    Conducting.
    Dance.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Film/Cinema/Video Studies.
    Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other.
    Fine/Studio Arts, General.
    Jazz/Jazz Studies.
    Keyboard Instruments.
    Music History, Literature, and Theory.
    Music Performance, General.
    Music Theory and Composition.
    Stringed Instruments.
    Theatre/Theatre Arts Management.
    Visual and Performing Arts, General.
    Voice and Opera.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Diploma
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Dr. Steven Hawley
    Deputy director of Hubble flight crew operations
    Laurie Garrett
    Pulitzer-prize-winning science writer
    Joseph DeRisi
    One of the world's foremost researchers in infectious diseases
    Camryn Manheim
    Award-winning film and television actress
    Kent Nagano
    Grammy Award-winning conductor
    Dana Priest
    Washington Post reporter; two-time Pulitzer winner
    Dr. Kathryn Sullivan
    Astronaut, first American woman to walk in space

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Apr 1

  • Required Forms

    • Business Farm Supp
    • FAFSA
    • Forms CSSProfile
    • Forms Divorced Parent
    • School

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    $59384
    Required Fees
    $859
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $930
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    No
    Board for Commuters
    N/A
    Transportation for Commuters
    N/A
    On-Campus Room and Board
    $17854

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal and Institutional
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • N/A
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 93/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    2942
    Foreign Countries Represented
    48

  • Demographics

    • Asian 4.52%
    • African-American 5.54%
    • Hispanic 8.33%
    • Caucasian 60.81%
    • Male 42%
    • Female 58%
    • Аre out of state 93

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    91%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    Yes
    Quality of life rating 78/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    100%
    Campus Environment
    Village
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    Yes
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    200
    Number of Honor Societies
    3
    Number of Social Sororities
    0

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division III
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (11)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Football
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (12)
    • Basketball
    • Cross Country
    • Diving
    • Field Hockey
    • Lacrosse
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Health
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups

  • Sustainability

    Oberlin College was one of the first four institutions of higher learning in the nation to sign the ACUPCC. The college is actively addressing sustainability issues on campus by conducting annual greenhouse gas inventories, developing energy efficiency projects, and working to integrate sustainability into the curriculum and all operations. Currently, 71 percent of Oberlin’s electricity comes from renewable resources, and by 2015 will be 85 percent. The college has determined that all new construction and major renovation on campus will be built to LEED Silver standard or above. The Adam Joseph Lewis Center (AJLC) for Environmental Studies is the greenest building on campus, a net-positive building featuring solar panels, recycled and environmentally friendly materials, geothermal wells, and The Living Machine, an “ecologically-engineered system that combines elements of conventional wastewater technology with the purification processes of wetland ecosystems to treat and recycle the building’s wastewater.” Equally noteworthy, the college has created six experimental wetland restoration cells on the George Jones Memorial Farm. Oberlin also boasts a Green Room rating system, a Free Store, residential composting program and recycling programs, and the student-funded “Green EDGE Fund” for sustainability and efficiency projects. The recycling program is unique in that it focuses not just on cans and plastic, but also clothing and even carpets! Oberlin has developed a Campus Resource Monitoring System, which gives students, faculty, and administration the opportunity to monitor energy use in dorms in real-time. The system also allows the college to hold a yearly competition to see which dorms can reduce its energy consumption—and thereby its carbon footprint—the most. First-year students who live in Kahn Hall, the newest residence on campus, have pledged not to bring a car on campus and to make environmental sustainability a way of life.

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    95

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    N/A
    Graduate in 5 years
    N/A
    Graduate in 6 years
    N/A

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    • Regional Alumni
    Opportunities at School
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Monday-Friday and Saturdays in September-May
      • 8:30am-5pm (M-F) and 9am-noon (Sat)
      • 800-622-6243
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Year-round
      • Times: Mon-Fri 10am, 12:30pm
      • Sat 10am, 12:00pm
      • Average Length: 1 hour

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      Yes
      Information Sessions
      Available
      Times
      Mon-Fri 9:00am, 1:30pm, Sat 11:00am
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