Olin College Overview

Olin College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Needham, Massachusetts. Olin College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Olin College Known For?

• Students at Olin College may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 8 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Olin College.
• During a recent academic cycle, 88% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Olin College makes roughly $129,455 a year. This is 217% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Olin College student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Olin College?

Contact details for Olin College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 Olin Way, Needham, MA 02492-1200
Phone:	781-292-2300
Website:	www.olin.edu

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How Do I Get Into Olin College?

You can apply to Olin College online at: www.olin.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Olin College

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Olin College?

The acceptance rate at Olin College is 19%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 12%, and the acceptance rate for women is 39%.

Average Test Scores

About 48% of students accepted to Olin College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 720 and 770. Math scores were between 770 and 790.

Olin College received ACT scores from 24% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 35 and 36. Math scores were between 34 and 0. Composite scores were between 35 and 35.

Can I Afford Olin College?

The overall average net price of Olin College is $42,903. 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 Olin College, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $9,042 a year. That adds up to $36,168 over four years for those students.

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Olin College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 310 undergraduate students at Olin College, with 290 being full-time and 20 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 290 full-time undergraduates at Olin College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Olin College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	51
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	120
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Olin College. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at Olin College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Singapore.

Olin College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Engineering	39	39
Mechanical Engineering	28	28
Electrical Engineering	18	18
TOTAL	85	85

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 Daderot under License

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