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Oberlin College

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Oberlin, OH
Population 1,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,950
Men / Women 41% / 59%
White 51%
Hispanic 10%
International 10%
Mixed 9%
Asian 6%
Black 4%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 36%
Arts 34%
Life & Natural Sciences 17%
Engineering, Computing & Math 9%
Business & Economics 4%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $67,366
Est. Cost of Attendance $87,404
10-Year ROI $40,000
ROI Percentile 6th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,196 (7th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (7th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 25%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #442
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #453
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #471

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 49%
SAT Range 1,360 – 1,520
ACT Range 31 – 34

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Oberlin College 656 40% / 60% 13% $60,013
Computer Science 28 +6 57% / 43% 25% $170,571
Engineering 5 60% / 40% 80%
Mathematics 14 +15 79% / 21% 57%
Physics 11 +3 82% / 18% 9%
Biochemistry 8 +4 62% / 38% 12%
Biology 38 +7 18% / 82% 11%
Chemistry 11 +5 45% / 55% 18%
Environmental Studies 25 +14 36% / 64% 4% $53,002
Geosciences 8 +1 38% / 62% 0%
Neuroscience 20 +3 25% / 75% 15%
Quantitative Economics 28 +6 61% / 39% 36% $101,433
African American Studies 6 +5 67% / 33% 0%
American Studies 12 +7 17% / 83% 0% $50,621
Anthropology 8 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Archaeology 1 0% / 100% 0%
Classical Languages 3 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Comparative Literature 10 +2 40% / 60% 20%
Creative Writing 21 +17 33% / 67% 0%
East Asian Studies 10 +3 50% / 50% 30% $50,621
English 13 +3 54% / 46% 15%
French 3 +3 0% / 100% 0%
History 29 +15 41% / 59% 0%
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 +1 17% / 83% 17%
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Latin
Latin 1 0% / 100% 0%
Latin American Studies
Legal Studies 11 +8 27% / 73% 9%
Philosophy 9 +3 56% / 44% 11%
Political Science 26 +11 46% / 54% 8% $71,314
Psychology 34 +23 26% / 74% 6% $46,840
Religious Studies 5 +2 20% / 80% 0%
Russian
Sociology 17 +2 35% / 65% 18%
Spanish 4 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Women's Studies 7 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Art History 10 +1 10% / 90% 0%
Dance 4 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Film Studies 25 +8 44% / 56% 0%
Jazz Studies 22 77% / 23% 0% $35,862
Music 17 +6 47% / 53% 12% $35,862
Music Performance 108 44% / 56% 23% $35,862
Music Technology 5 20% / 80% 0% $35,862
Music Theory and Composition 2 100% / 0% 0% $35,862
Studio Art 17 +5 12% / 88% 0%
Theater 11 +3 18% / 82% 0%
Visual and Performing Arts 2 50% / 50% 0%