Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio · Private nonprofit
At a glance
- Admission rate
- 34%
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1360–1520
- Undergraduates
- 2,887
- Setting
- Town: Fringe
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Test policy
Test optional Applicants may choose whether to send a score.
Oberlin has been test-optional since 2020; applicants choose whether to submit SAT/ACT, are not penalized for omitting scores, and self-reported scores are accepted and superscored. International applicants whose instruction is not in English must demonstrate English proficiency (TOEFL iBT, IELTS or DET; waiver can be requested). (Verified on the official admissions website on 2026-11-06.)
Policy source: oberlin.edu
SAT scores
- Total (middle 50%)
- 1360–1520
- Reading and Writing
- 700–760
- Math
- 660–760
- Average total
- 1447
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 31–34
The middle 50%: a quarter of admitted students who sent scores scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. The total adds up the two sections' ranges, so it's approximate.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Admissions
Application deadlines · For Fall 2027 entry
- Early Action
- November 1, 2026Page gives month/day; year inferred from same page's references to 2027-2028 costs and fall 2026 admit rates.
- Early Decision I
- November 1, 2026Financial aid deadline same day. Year inferred as above.
- Early Decision II
- January 5, 2027Year inferred as above.
- Regular Decision
- January 15, 2027Year inferred as above.
Source: School's page (oberlin.edu), checked November 6, 2026
- Accepts
- Common App, Coalition with Scoir, QuestBridgeOberlin does not charge an application fee.
- Application fee
- $0
- Phone
- (440) 775-8411
- Admissions email
- college.admissions@oberlin.edu
Source: School's page (oberlin.edu), checked November 6, 2026
Cost
- Tuition
- $69,482per year
- Average net price
- $41,987What students who get federal aid pay on average after grants and scholarships, per year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 81%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $60,877
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data
Degrees and programs
Degree levels: undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
Show all 36 programs
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research · bachelor
- Area Studies · bachelor
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies · bachelor
- Computer and Information Sciences, General · bachelor
- Engineering, Other · bachelor
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services · bachelor
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · bachelor
- Legal Professions and Studies, Other · bachelor
- English Language and Literature, General · bachelor
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies · bachelor
- Biology, General · bachelor
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology · bachelor
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences · bachelor
- Mathematics · bachelor
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · bachelor
- Philosophy · bachelor
- Religion/Religious Studies · bachelor
- Chemistry · bachelor
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences · bachelor
- Physics · bachelor
- Psychology, General · bachelor
- Anthropology · bachelor
- Archeology · bachelor
- Economics · bachelor
- Political Science and Government · bachelor
- Sociology · bachelor
- Dance · bachelor
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft · bachelor
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts · bachelor
- Fine and Studio Arts · bachelor
- Music · undergraduate certificate, bachelor, master, graduate certificate
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other · bachelor
- History · bachelor
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study
Sources
Numbers on this page come from these sources, as of the year shown. Schools change policies and deadlines - check the school's own website before you apply.
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Institution-Level Data Data released 2026-11-02; admissions, SAT/ACT, enrollment and test policy: Fall 2024 (IPEDS 2024-25); tuition: 2025-26; net price: 2024-25; graduation rate: 150% completion for the Fall 2019 cohort; retention: Fall 2023 cohort; median earnings 10 years after entry: measured 2022-2023 (2024 dollars)
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard - Most Recent Data by Field of Study Released 2026-10-15; programs (CIP 2020, 4-digit) by credential level as reported to IPEDS completions for award years 2022-23 and 2023-24
- NCES IPEDS Institutional Characteristics - Directory information (HD2024) - phone and admissions URL — as of 2024-25 collection
- NCES College Navigator profile — as of IPEDS
- Official admissions website - SAT/ACT policy — as of 2026-11-06
- Official admissions website - deadlines — as of 2026-11-06
- Official admissions website - how to apply — as of 2026-11-06
- Official admissions website - contact — as of 2026-11-06
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