Oglethorpe University Overview

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Oglethorpe University is a private not-for-profit institution. Oglethorpe is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Oglethorpe University Known For?

• The highest award offered at Oglethorpe is the master's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Oglethorpe bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $55,232 a year. That's about 35% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Oglethorpe University?

Contact details for Oglethorpe are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4484 Peachtree Road, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30319-2797
Phone:	404-261-1441
Website:	oglethorpe.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/oglethorpeuniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/oglethorpeuniv

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How Do I Get Into Oglethorpe?

You can apply to Oglethorpe online at: https://apply.oglethorpe.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Oglethorpe

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	5
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Oglethorpe?

The acceptance rate at Oglethorpe University is 71%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to Oglethorpe submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 525 and 655.

Oglethorpe received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 30. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Oglethorpe University?

The overall average net price of Oglethorpe is $32,239. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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 Oglethorpe, approximately 81% of students took out student loans averaging $7,440 a year. That adds up to $29,760 over four years for those students.

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Oglethorpe University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,452 undergraduate students at Oglethorpe, with 1,371 being full-time and 81 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,371 full-time undergraduates at Oglethorpe, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oglethorpe University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	68
Black or African American	321
Hispanic or Latino	209
White	574
International Students	154
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Oglethorpe University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Oglethorpe. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Venezuela, Honduras, and France.

Oglethorpe University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	42	42
General Biology	37	37
Child Development & Psychology	26	26
Communication & Media Studies	22	22
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	16	16
Fine & Studio Arts	16	16
Accounting	11	11
Biopsychology	8	8
Economics	8	8
Political Science & Government	8	8
Drama & Theater Arts	8	8
Public Relations & Advertising	5	5
Engineering Physics	5	5
General English Literature	5	5
Sociology	4	4
Philosophy	2	2
Chemistry	2	2
Physics	2	2
International Relations & National Security	2	2
Human Resource Management	1	1
Romance Languages	1	1
History	1	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	1
Social Work	1	1
General Engineering	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0
Area Studies	0	0
Mathematics	0	0
Data Analytics	0	0
Astronomy & Astrophysics	0	0
TOTAL	234	234

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 Boston Public Library under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.