Oberlin College Overview
Oberlin College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Oberlin, Ohio. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Oberlin draws many to the area.
What Is Oberlin College Known For?
- Oberlin has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
- The student loan default rate at Oberlin is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
- The highest award offered at Oberlin is the master's degree.
- For the <nil> academic year, 89% of the faculty were full-time.
- Students who graduate from Oberlin with a bachelor's degree make about $52,483 a year. That's 29% more than those who graduate from other schools.
- On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Oberlin to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.
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Where Is Oberlin College?
Contact details for Oberlin are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 70 N Professor St, Oberlin, OH 44074 |
Phone: | 440-775-8411 |
Website: | www.oberlin.edu |
How Do I Get Into Oberlin?
You can apply to Oberlin online at: https://apply.commonapp.org/Login?ma=187
Admission Requirements for Oberlin
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | Required |
High School Rank | Neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | Required |
College Prep Program | Required |
Recommendations | Required |
SAT or ACT Scores | Considered but not required |
TOEFL | Recommended |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Oberlin?
Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 31%, and the acceptance rate for women is 37%.
Average Test Scores
About 34% of students accepted to Oberlin submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 680 and 750. Math scores were between 658 and 710.
Can I Afford Oberlin College?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Oberlin, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,077 a year. That adds up to $20,308 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Oberlin is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Oberlin College Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 11 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,905 full-time undergraduates at Oberlin, 42% are male and 58% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oberlin College students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 132 |
Black or African American | 161 |
Hispanic or Latino | 241 |
White | 1,762 |
International Students | 319 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 290 |
Geographic Diversity
Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Oberlin College. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 53 countries are represented at Oberlin. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Canada.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Matthew Trump under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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