Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 2,887 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 34%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $41,987per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 81%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,87710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
All students must complete three Winter Term projects consisting of 100 hours of focused work as a graduation requirement.
Source: Winter Term Guide | Oberlin College and Conservatory; Winter Term At-a-Glance | Oberlin College and Conservatory
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 34%About 3 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1360–1520Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 31–34Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $41,987full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $90,692sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $69,482Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 81%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 91%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,87710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,488federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,887Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 13%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 9%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH — admits 58%
- John Carroll University University Heights, OH — admits 81%
- Ohio Northern University Ada, OH — admits 74%
- Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH — admits 76%
Also worth a look
- Denison University Granville, OH — admits 17%
- Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH — admits 37%
- Morehouse College Atlanta, GA — admits 44%
- Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL — admits 49%
- Lafayette College Easton, PA — admits 31%
- Spelman College Atlanta, GA — admits 25%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Oberlin College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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