Oberlin College Profile - SAT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 33%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
  • SAT Critical Reading: 640 / 740
  • SAT Math: 620 / 710
  • SAT Writing: 640 / 730
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  • ACT Composite: 27 / 32
  • ACT English: - / -
  • ACT Math: - / -
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• Total Enrollment: 2,774 (2,762 undergraduates)
• Gender Breakdown: 45% Male / 55% Female
• 98% Full-time

• Tuition and Fees: $38,280
• Books: $1,808
• Room and Board: $9,870
• Other Expenses: $700
• Total Cost: $50,658

• Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 72%
• Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Federal Grants: 7%
  • State / Local Grants: 7%
  • Institutional Grants: 70%
  • Loans: 44%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Federal Grants: $3,676
  • State / Local Grants: $951
  • Institutional Grants: $18,607
  • Loans: $3,872

"Oberlin College, an independent coeducational institution, holds a distinguished place among American colleges and universities. Oberlin was the first college to grant undergraduate degrees to women and historically was a leader in the educating of African Americans; its heritage is one of respect for the individual and active concern for the larger society. The College uniquely combines an outstanding professional school of music with a leading undergraduate college of arts and sciences. The two divisions reinforce each other. The Conservatory provides flexible programs to prepare students as professional musicians and teachers of music. Deeply committed to academic excellence, the College of Arts and Sciences offers a rich and balanced curriculum in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Within that framework the College expects that students will work closely with the faculty to design an educational program appropriate to their own particular interests, needs, and long-term goals.

Oberlin seeks a diverse and promising student body. Recognizing that diversity broadens perspectives, Oberlin is dedicated to recruiting a culturally, economically, geographically, and racially diverse group of students. Interaction with others of widely different backgrounds and experiences fosters the effective, concerned participation in the larger society so characteristic of Oberlin graduates. Oberlin seeks students who are talented, highly motivated, personally mature, and tolerant of divergent views. The Conservatory of Music in particular seeks talented musicians with considerable potential for further growth and development. Performance is central to all of the curricula including music education, history, theory, composition, and technology.

Oberlin’s faculty is dedicated to combining effective undergraduate instruction with productive scholarship and artistry. Members of the faculty are highly skilled and professional, well-grounded in their chosen discipline; yet they characteristically have interests that extend beyond their own specialization. The College seeks to recognize and encourage teaching of unusually high caliber, and scholarly and other creative activities are considered essential to continued teaching excellence. Thus, active research, scholarship, artistry, and/or performance is expected of each faculty member..."