by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Oberlin College was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is music.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Oberlin is ranked #517 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Oberlin also holds the #17 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
The acceptance rate at Oberlin College is a competitive 35%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 37% of students accepted to Oberlin submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 690 and 760. Math scores were between 670 and 770.
At Oberlin, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Oberlin College is 68%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 87% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Oberlin College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Oberlin for first-time, full-time students is 77%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,647 undergraduates at Oberlin with 2,611 being full-time and 36 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,725 | $14,517 | $24,649 | $28,559 | $46,404 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Oberlin, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Oberlin, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $5,013 a year. That adds up to $20,052 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Oberlin are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 70 N Professor St, Oberlin, OH 44074 |
| Phone: | 440-775-8411 |
| Website: | www.oberlin.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Music | 140 | $17,141 |
| General Biology | 78 | $22,684 |
| General Psychology | 68 | $18,193 |
| Economics | 54 | $61,713 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 49 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 44 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 36 | $30,187 |
| Area Studies | 35 | $20,905 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 35 | NA |
| General English Literature | 34 | $19,734 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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