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Oberlin College 173 West Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 44074

(440) 775 -8121
ww.oberlin.edu
     
Fast Facts    
Oberlin College is a private, comprehensive college founded in 1833.

Mission
Oberlin College uniquely combines an outstanding professional school of music with a leading undergraduate college of arts and sciences. Oberlin is dedicated to recruiting a culturally, economically, geographically, and racially diverse group of students and preparing them for their future careers.

Location
Oberlin, Ohio, 35 miles southwest of Cleveland

Athletics
NCAA Division III, North Coast Athletic Conference, 22 intercollegiate varsity sports (11 men's, 11 women's), 14 club sports and 16 intramural sports.

Student Profile
2,848 undergraduate students (45% male, 55% female) representing 54 U.S. states and territories and 28 foreign countries, 19% minority

Faculty Profile
272 full time faculty. 10:1 student-faculty ratio. Average class size is 20.
  Cost and Aid
$35,710 comprehensive ($27,880 tuition). 56% receive financial aid. Average financial package is $23,099.

More Distinctions:
• ‘Among primarily undergraduate institutions, Oberlin ranks first for the number of graduates who go on to earn Ph.D. degrees. Its alumni, who include three Nobel laureates, are leaders in law, scientific and scholarly research, medicine, the arts, theology, communications, business, and government.’- The College Guide for America’s Brightest Students: Midwest

• ‘Oberlin has long been a bastion of independent thinking and uncommon ideas; witness its heritage as the first American college to accept women and minorities. Oberlin has been a leader among liberal arts colleges seeking to strengthen their science offerings; biology and chemistry are two of the college's strongest departments, and undergraduates may major in neuroscience and biopsychology. Oberlin's conservatory of music holds a well-deserved spot among the nation's most prominent performance schools.’ – Fiske Guide to Colleges