Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Location Oberlin, OH
Population 1,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,196 (7% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (7% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,009
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 7%
From Region 9%
Athletes 17.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 9%
International 9%
Asian 5%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 600 39% / 61% 8% $63,497 28 94%
Engineering 6 83% / 17% 50% $88,669 82
Computer Science 43 +15 70% / 30% 28% $165,218 100 88%
Chemistry 4 +5 75% / 25% 50% $59,430 18
Geosciences 14 +3 14% / 86% 0% $56,951 13
Mathematics 21 +21 38% / 62% 10% $79,717 70
Physics 10 +2 60% / 40% 40% $80,186 71
Biochemistry 13 +5 62% / 38% 23% $54,601 9
Biology 50 +24 34% / 66% 2% $45,243 3 100%
Neuroscience 21 +9 38% / 62% 5% $52,516 7 100%
Environmental Studies 28 +10 21% / 79% 7% $50,881 6 100%
Quantitative Economics 48 +11 69% / 31% 21% $97,789 89 91%
African American Studies 8 +5 62% / 38% 0% $48,180 4
American Studies 19 +5 11% / 89% 0% $48,250 4 92%
Anthropology 12 +3 33% / 67% 0% $59,622 18
Archaeology 3 +2 100% / 0% 0% $60,649 20
Classical Languages 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $50,980 6
Comparative Literature 8 +6 38% / 62% 0% $48,051 4
Creative Writing 14 +12 43% / 57% 0% $23,575 1 100%
East Asian Studies 10 +8 50% / 50% 0% $48,250 4 92%
English 19 +9 16% / 84% 5% $51,300 6 82%
French 3 +10 0% / 100% 0% $51,114 6
German 1 +2 100% / 0% 0%
History 33 +8 30% / 70% 0% $62,700 26 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $51,898 7
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $49,671 5
Latin 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $51,395 6
Latin 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $51,165 6
Latin American Studies 1 +3 0% / 100% 0% $48,250 4
Philosophy 13 +1 69% / 31% 15% $46,142 3
Political Science 19 +19 37% / 63% 5% $68,753 44 89%
Psychology 60 +13 27% / 73% 8% $45,414 3 94%
Religious Studies 8 +2 25% / 75% 0% $48,694 4
Russian 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $51,328 6
Russian Studies 4 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 16 +4 38% / 62% 0% $59,571 18
Spanish 6 +5 0% / 100% 0% $50,952 6
Women's Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,867 4
Art History 10 +2 20% / 80% 0% $44,920 3 92%
Dance 3 +3 0% / 100% 0% $32,827 1
Film Studies 15 +10 47% / 53% 0% $35,287 1 100%
Studio Art 29 +11 21% / 79% 0% $44,920 3 92%
Theater 9 +2 56% / 44% 0% $18,665 1 89%
Visual and Performing Arts 1 100% / 0% 0% $30,138 1
Legal Studies 6 +6 33% / 67% 0% $54,794 10
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Conservatory of Music 133 57% / 43% 14% $34,139 1 87%
Jazz Studies 14 +1 86% / 14% 7% $34,139 1 87%
Music 16 +7 75% / 25% 0% $34,139 1 87%
Music Performance 88 +1 49% / 51% 18% $34,139 1 87%
Music Technology 9 67% / 33% 0% $34,139 1 87%
Music Theory and Composition 6 50% / 50% 17% $34,139 1 87%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $71,412
ROI Percentile 15th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 60%
6-Year Graduation Rate 81%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 36.7% 269 32% / 68% 3% $51,264 6 94%
Arts 27.3% 200 48% / 52% 9% $35,591 1 89%
Life & Natural Sciences 11.5% 84 39% / 61% 6% $48,510 4 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 6.7% 49 39% / 61% 16% $71,652 52
Business & Economics 6.5% 48 69% / 31% 21% $97,789 89 91%
Computer Science 5.9% 43 70% / 30% 28% $165,218 100 88%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.8% 28 21% / 79% 7% $50,881 6 100%
Engineering 0.8% 6 83% / 17% 50% $88,669 82
Professional 0.8% 6 33% / 67% 0% $54,794 10

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $0.8M #350 62% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0.6M #416 74% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #444 16% $0
Computer Science $0.2M #343 60% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #432 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $1.9M #502 60% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 34%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 34% 34% 34%
Early Decision 39% 39% 39%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 48%
SAT Range 1370 – 1480
SAT Math Range 660 – 740
SAT RW Range 690 – 760