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.
Olivet College was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Olivet is ranked #1,570 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Olivet held the #1,680 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 57 colleges in Michigan, Olivet is ranked at #46.
With an acceptance rate of 89%, Olivet has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 30% of students accepted to Olivet submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 560. Math scores were between 450 and 560.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Olivet College, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Olivet College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Olivet College this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Olivet this rate is 31%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Olivet College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 968 undergraduates at Olivet with 887 being full-time and 81 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,675 | $20,264 | $23,799 | $20,269 | $16,301 |
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 Olivet, 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 Olivet, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $15,987 a year. That adds up to $63,948 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Olivet is 14.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Get more details about the location of Olivet College.
Contact details for Olivet are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 320 South Main Street, Olivet, MI 49076 |
| Phone: | 800-456-7189 |
| Website: | https://www.olivetcollege.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/OlivetCollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/olivetcollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 35 | $35,640 |
| Health & Physical Education | 21 | $28,707 |
| General Biology | 20 | $28,174 |
| General Psychology | 19 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 15 | $40,783 |
| Insurance | 14 | $46,626 |
| Nursing | 11 | NA |
| Accounting | 8 | NA |
| Journalism | 7 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 6 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 172 students took at least one online class at Olivet College. This is a decrease from the 979 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 172 | 60 |
| 2019-2020 | 979 | 203 |
| 2018-2019 | 60 | 60 |
| 2017-2018 | 43 | 43 |
| 2016-2017 | 47 | 47 |
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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