Oberlin College
Oberlin College admitted 34% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1360–1520 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $41,987 a year. Within six years, 81% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 34%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1360–1520
- ACT middle 50%
- 31–34
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $90,692 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $41,987 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $12,176 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $69,482 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 81%
- Students who return for a second year
- 91%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $60,877 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,488
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,887
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 13%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9 to 1
- Campus setting
- Town
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Visual and performing arts
- 27%
- Social sciences
- 13%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 12%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Area, ethnic, cultural and gender studies
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- William & Mary VA · 34% admitted
- Mount Holyoke College MA · 36% admitted
- Kenyon College OH · 31% admitted
- Lafayette College PA · 32% admitted
- Connecticut College CT · 37% admitted
- Binghamton University NY · 39% admitted
More colleges in Ohio
- Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · 61% admitted
- University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Ohio University-Main Campus OH · 85% admitted
- Kent State University at Kent OH · 86% admitted
- Miami University-Oxford OH · 75% admitted
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH · 81% admitted
- University of Toledo OH · 92% admitted
- University of Akron Main Campus OH · 60% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.