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Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH · CDS 2024–2025 · Town: Fringe · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
34.2%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
19.6%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
100.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$89,528
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$22,329

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates2,896
Total all graduate14
Grand total all students2,910

Admissions

Total applicants10,529
Total admitted3,597
Total enrolled704
Overall admit rate34.2%
Admit rate — women38.6%
Admit rate — men28.6%
Yield rate19.6%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan246
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date——
EA notification date——
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT31.0%
% submitting ACT17.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile700
SAT EBRW 75th %ile760
SAT Math 25th %ile660
SAT Math 75th %ile760
ACT Comp 25th %ile31
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class45.0%
% in top 25% of HS class72.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$68,340
Tuition — out-of-state$68,340
Required fees$1,092
Room and board$20,096
Total cost — in-state$89,528
Total cost — out-of-state$89,528

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$52,113
Avg % of need met100.0%
% with 100% of need met100.0%
Avg merit grant (no need)$22,568
Avg loan debt at graduation$22,329

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist748
# admitted from waitlist41
Waitlist admit rate12.4%
Transfer applicants (total)256
Transfer admit rate26.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio9:1
% faculty full-time79.1%

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)34.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$38,645Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)83.7%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)79.2%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 rate89.8%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$51,715Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant9.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan32.1%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 full27.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress32.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress15.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted——

Undergraduates

% part-time0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white60.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian5.1%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 races9.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international9.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women49.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men50.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white69.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.1%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 races1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

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

Visual And Performing Arts27.3%
Social Sciences13.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences11.5%
Psychology8.2%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies5.9%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services5.9%
English Language And Literature/Letters4.5%
History4.5%