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Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Needham, MA · CDS 20232024 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
21.7%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
48.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
99.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$84,278
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
Avg loan debt at graduation
$13,767

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates402
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students402

Admissions

Total applicants928
Total admitted201
Total enrolled98
Overall admit rate21.7%
Admit rate — women41.7%
Admit rate — men13.4%
Yield rate48.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT46.0%
% submitting ACT22.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile720
SAT EBRW 75th %ile770
SAT Math 25th %ile760
SAT Math 75th %ile790
ACT Comp 25th %ile34
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$59,972
Tuition — out-of-state$59,972
Required fees$4,486
Room and board$19,820
Total cost — in-state$84,278
Total cost — out-of-state$84,278

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$56,968
Avg % of need met99.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$29,661
Avg loan debt at graduation$13,767

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist53
# admitted from waitlist10
Waitlist admit rate30.3%
Transfer applicants (total)1
Transfer admit rate100.0%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio
% faculty full-time60.7%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)25.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$25,171Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)95.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)92.7%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate98.3%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$126,895Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant13.8%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan25.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full49.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress24.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white41.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino12.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian23.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races8.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women49.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men51.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white67.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black8.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino2.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian14.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown8.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Engineering100.0%