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Oberlin College

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Oberlin, OHSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

34.2%

Total Profiles

11

SAT Range

1360–1520

User Accept Rate

54.5%

Tuition

$64,646

Undergrad Enrollment

2,950

Applicants

11,039

Yield Rate

21.4%

Student:Faculty

9:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.03
SAT
ACT
28
Round: REA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.65
SAT
1360
ACT
25
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.39
SAT
1300
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.07
SAT
ACT
31
Round: REA
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
3.00
SAT
ACT
33
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
3.59
SAT
1500
ACT
32
Round: RD
Class of 2023ACCEPTED
GPA
3.51
SAT
1340
ACT
29
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.02
SAT
ACT
32
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1470
ACT
Round: EA
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.22
SAT
1160
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2023WAITLISTED
GPA
2.92
SAT
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$38,645/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $154,580 over four years.

What grads earn

$49,906/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$53,793 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 3.1 years of pay.

67% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

30%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Oberlin College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$18,774
$30–48k$15,799
$48–75k$22,123
$75–110k$29,207
Over $110k$48,731

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

83%

Completion · all

83%

Completion · Pell

82%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

82%

Median debt

$26,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
11,039
Admitted
3,64133.0%
Enrolled
77921% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling11
Rape8
Statutory Rape1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation57% / 43%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball34Basketball15Football40Lacrosse43Soccer25Swimming20Tennis12Track & Field91

Women's

Basketball15Field Hockey17Lacrosse22Soccer23Softball15Swimming27Tennis10Track & Field68Volleyball11
Research Activity
FY 2024
$2Mtotal R&D expenditure#595 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Music Performance, General108 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General38 grads
Psychology, General34 grads
History, General29 grads
Computer and Information Sciences, General28 grads
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics28 grads
Political Science and Government, General26 grads
Film/Cinema/Video Studies25 grads
Environmental Studies25 grads
Jazz/Jazz Studies22 grads

4yr Grad Rate

72%

6yr Grad Rate

82%

Retention Rate

91%

Median Earnings

$58,343