Oberlin College

www.oberlin.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$59,384

3% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$44,689

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

0.748%

Default Rate

2021 Acceptance Rate

34.3%

10,597 Applicants

2021 Enrolled Students

2,953

98.7% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

82.3%

637 Graduates

About

Oberlin College is a higher education institution located in Lorain County, OH. In 2021, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Oberlin College were General Music Performance (65 degrees awarded), General Biological Sciences (50 degrees), and General Political Science & Government (49 degrees).

In 2021, 778 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Oberlin College. 58% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 42% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (479 degrees), 7.6 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (63 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Oberlin College is $59,384, which is $30,879 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,505).

Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Baccalaureate Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Oberlin College is $59,384, which is $30,879 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,505).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $44,689.

In 2021, 88% of undergraduate students attending Oberlin College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 27% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$59,384

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Oberlin College was $59,384. The cost of tuition at Oberlin College is $30,879 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,505).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Oberlin College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$44,689

2021 Value

4.55%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Oberlin College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $44,689. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Oberlin College grew by 4.55%.

This chart compares the average net price of Oberlin College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$14,397

Room and Board

$1,908

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Oberlin College was of $14,397 in 2021. The cost of room and board decreased by 9.03% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,908. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Oberlin College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

88%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

27%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

88% of undergraduate students at Oberlin College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 1.15% with respect to 2020, when 87% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Oberlin College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

0.748%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Oberlin College was 0.748%, which represents 3 out of the 401 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Oberlin College received 10,597 undergraduate applications in 2021, which represents a 13.8% annual growth. Out of those 10,597 applicants, 3,639 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 34.3% acceptance rate.

There were 2,953 students enrolled at Oberlin College in 2021. 34% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Oberlin College has an overall enrollment yield of 23.7%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

34.3%

Acceptance Rate in 2021

3,639

Accepted Out of 10,597

In 2021, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Oberlin College was 34.3% (3,639 admissions from 10,597 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2020, which was 35.4%. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of applicants grew by 13.8%, while admissions grew by 10.5%..

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Oberlin College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

34%

Submission Percentage (2021)

298

Scores Submitted (2021)

34% of enrolled first-time students at Oberlin College in 2021 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Oberlin College had a total enrollment of 2,953 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Oberlin College is 2,916 students and the part-time enrollment is 37. This means that 98.7% of students enrolled at Oberlin College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Oberlin College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 60.7% White, 8.6% Two or More Races, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.52% Black or African American, 4.5% Asian, and 0.0339% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Oberlin College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (35.9%), followed by White Male (24.7%) and Two or More Races Female (4.96%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (27.3%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

98.7%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Oberlin College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,953 students. The full-time enrollment at Oberlin College is 2,916 and the part-time enrollment is 37. This means that 98.7% of students enrolled at Oberlin College are enrolled full-time compared with 79.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Oberlin College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

91%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Oberlin College was 91%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (72%), Oberlin College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Oberlin College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
1,792 enrolled students
Two or More Races
254 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
245 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Oberlin College is 60.7% White, 8.6% Two or More Races, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.52% Black or African American, 4.5% Asian, and 0.0339% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 55% White, 13.5% Black or African American, and 13.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 37 students (1.25%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 124 more women than men received degrees from Oberlin College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Oberlin College is white (479 degrees awarded). There were 7.6 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (63 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Oberlin College is General Music Performance (65 degrees awarded), followed by General Biological Sciences (50 degrees) and General Political Science & Government (49 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Oberlin College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Cultural & Gender Studies (58 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (46 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (174 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Oberlin College are Elementary & middle school teachers (274,004 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (203,030 people), Other managers (187,623 people), Postsecondary teachers (184,489 people), and Secondary school teachers (161,608 people).

The most specialized majors at Oberlin College in 2021 are Cultural & Gender Studies (58 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (46 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (174 degrees), History (34 degrees), and English (50 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Oberlin College are Surgeons, Media and communication workers, all other, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Diagnostic medical sonographers, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Oberlin College are Cultural & Gender Studies (58 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (46 degrees), Visual & Performing Arts (174 degrees), History (34 degrees), and English (50 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Oberlin College are Elementary & secondary schools (601,251 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (378,825 people), Legal services (173,349 people), Computer Systems Design (161,306 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (129,654 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Oberlin College.

Most Common (2021)

General Music Performance
65 degree-majors awarded
General Biological Sciences
50 degree-majors awarded
General Political Science & Government
49 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Oberlin College was General Music Performance with 65 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Oberlin College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

327

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

451

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 327 degrees were awarded to men at Oberlin College, which is 0.725 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (451).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Oberlin College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 36 degrees were awarded to men at Oberlin College in General Music Performance, which is 1.16 times more than the 31 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 36 degrees were awarded to men at Oberlin College in General Psychology, which is 4 times more than the 9 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

76%

100% Completion Time

86%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 76% of students graduating from Oberlin College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 86% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 87% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Oberlin College is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1.1% of graduates (7 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
479 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
63 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
61 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Oberlin College is white (479 degrees awarded). There were 7.6 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (63 degrees).

1.16% of degree recipients (9 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
287 degrees awarded
White Male
192 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
38 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Oberlin College is white female (287 degrees awarded). There were 1.49 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (192 degrees).

Operations

Oberlin College has an endowment valued at nearly $1.35B, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 408M (30.3%) compared to the 17.4% average return (9.13M on 52.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2021, Oberlin College had a total salary expenditure of 183M. Oberlin College employs 100 Professors, 93 Assistant professors and 84 Associate professors. Most academics at Oberlin College are Male Professor (62), Female Assistant professor (49), and Male Assistant professor (44).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Oberlin College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 108 employees, Management, with 104 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 83 employees.

Endowment

$1.35B

2021 Endowment

35%

growth from 2020

Oberlin College has an endowment valued at about $1.35B, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Oberlin College grew 35% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $1.3B higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Oberlin College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$71.4M

2021 Salaries

4.58%

growth from 2020

In 2021, Oberlin College paid a median of $71.4M in salaries, which represents 38.9% of their overall expenditure ($183M) and a 4.58% growth from the previous year.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.1M (38.9% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$27.5M

Instructional Salaries

308

Number of Employees

In 2021, Oberlin College paid a total of $27.5M to 308 employees working as instructors, which represents 38.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.92M (32.5%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

100 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

108 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Oberlin College were Professor with 100 employees, Assistant professor with 93 employees, and Associate professor with 84 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Oberlin College were Office and Administrative Support with 108 employees, Management with 104 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 83 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Professor
Female Assistant professor
Male Assistant professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Oberlin College was Male Professor with 62 employees, Female Assistant professor with 49 employees, and Male Assistant professor with 44 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Oberlin College.