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Oberlin College Acceptance Rates & Admissions Statistics

How Do You Compare to Oberlin College’s Other Incoming Students?

Use the admissions stats from the recent freshman class to see how you compare at Oberlin College, situated in Oberlin, OH.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Oberlin College
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Oberlin College
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

What Admissions Stats Mean to You

Selectivity and acceptance rates can be a big clue to how difficult it is to be admitted. Compare your test scores to prior applicants to get a good understanding of who you are competing against for entrance.

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Selectivity: The Numbers Behind Student Admissions

The selectivity of a college indicates how competitive the admissions process is.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Selective (30-50%)
Acceptance Rate	34%

Acceptance and Enrollment Figures

Oberlin College received 10,536 applications. Among these applicants, 3,601 gained acceptance, and 701 chose to enroll.

Applicant Total	10,536
Accepted	3,601
Enrolled	701
Enrolled Full-Time	701

The acceptance rate at Oberlin College is 34.2%. This makes the school moderately selective. The school admits men and women at different rates at Oberlin College: women are accepted at a rate of 39% compared to 29% for men.

Among admitted students at Oberlin College is 19%. This indicates that 19% of admitted applicants chose to attend. Broken down by gender, the female yield rate is 19% versus 21% for men.

Who’s Applying: Applicants by Gender

Here is the gender distribution for Oberlin College.

	Men	Women
Applicants	4,723	5,787
Admitted	1,353	2,236
Enrolled	279	417

Standardized Test Scores

Approximately 32% of admitted students at Oberlin submitted their SAT scores (221 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students scored SAT Reading and Writing scores between 700 and 760. Math scores were between 660 and 760.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Evidence-Based Reading & Writing	700	760
Math	660	760
Combined Total	1360	1520

Oberlin received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students (119 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students earned ACT Composite scores between 31 and 34.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Composite	31	34
English/Reading	33	36
Mathematics	27	33

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

References

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Matthew Trump under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.