| Name |
Oberlin College |
| Address |
173 W. Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 44074 |
| Website |
http://www.oberlin.edu |
| Email |
college.admissions@oberlin.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
82% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
99% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
82% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (77%), women's dorms (1%), apartment for single students (2%), special housing for disabled students, cooperative housing (7%), other housing options (13%) |
| College Owned Singles |
20% |
| College Owned Doubles |
56% |
| College Owned Triples |
8% |
| College Owned Apartments |
16% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
60 |
| Sprinkler System |
N/A |
| Fire Alarms |
N/A |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
440 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
99% |
| Nearest Airport |
Cleveland International Airport (20), Akron (60) |
| Nearest Train |
Elyria (15) |
| Nearest Bus |
Elyria (15) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
20% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
45% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,800 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Art Rental Program; Convocation Speaker Series; Fall Forward and Spring Back dance concerts; concerts featuring the Oberlin Orchestra and Oberlin Chamber Orchestra; Artist Recital Series; Colors of rhythms; Friday Night Organ Pump; Oberlin Jazz Ensemble concerts; Musical Union; Opera Theater; Transgender Awareness Week; Dance Diaspora's Annual Spring Performance; Spring Folk Fest; Hip Hop Conference; Asian American Pacific Students' Conference |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
114 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa Society of Sigma Xi, Pi Kappa Lambda; |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Christian Fellowship, Ecumenical Christians of Oberlin, Hillel, Muslim Students Association, Newman Catholic Community, Oberlin Student Bioethics Initiative, Pagan Awareness Network, Queers and Allies of Faith, Tzedek, Young Friends, Vipassana Meditators |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Abusua, African Students Association, American Indian Council, Chinese Students Association, Asian American Alliance, Filipino American Student Association, International Students' Organization, La Alianza Latina, Lambda Union, Korean Student Association, Middle Eastern Students Association, Oberlin Zionists, South Asian Students Association, Students of Caribbean Ancestry, Queer Peers, Transgender Advocacy Group |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Aikido Club, American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, Anime Club, Architectural Resources, Art Students Committee, Bike Co-op, Black Science Students, Oberlin, Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse, Cheerleading Squad, Chess Club, Chinese Students Association, Classical Action Oberlin, Classical Guitar Association, Climate Justice, College Republicans, Community of Writers, Computer Recycling Program, Concert Board, College Democrats, Enchiridion, Equestrian Team, Experimental College, Fencing Club, Film Co-operative, Finance and Investment Club, Folk Music Club, Forum Board, Gamers' and Roleplayers' Establishment, Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Global AIDS Campaign, Good Food Co-op, Grape, Habitat For Humanity, Hip Hop 101 Committee, HIV/AIDS Educators, Ice Hockey Team, Ilu Aiye, Improv Comedy, Independent Film Series, Intercollegiate Bowling Team, Karate-Kai, Labor Action Coalition, Labor Party, Linux User's Group, Marching Band, Men's Ultimate Frisbee Team, Men's Volleyball Club, Mentors, Modern Music Guild, Music Coalition, Music Education Association of Oberlin, Musical Theater Association, Nothing But Treble, Oberlin Conservatory Black Musician's Guild, Oberlin On Oberlin, Oberlin Records, Oberlin Review, Oberlin Scope, Oberlin Steel, Oberlin Student Association for Transformational Education, Obertones, Oberlin Film Series, OCNORML, Offbeats, Ohio Public Interest Research Group, Omicron Delta Epislon, Organ Pump Committee, Outing Club, Peace Activists' League, Photography Association Co-op, Pottery Co-op, Pre-Orientation programs, Pro-Life Union of Students, Rhythms of Resistance, Scuba Club, Sexual Assault Support Team, Sexual Information Center, Socialist Alternative, Student Cooperative Association, Student Finance Committee, Student Honor Committee, Student Senate, Student Theater Association, Student Union Programming Committee, Students for a Free Palestine, Students in Solidarity with Guatemala, Students United for Reproductive Freedom, Swing Society, Vibe Dance Company, Water Polo Club, WOBC-FM, Women's Rugby Club, Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Oberlin Review (weekly); The Grape (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1833 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
4-1-4 |
| Undergrad Body |
2,845 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
704,390,019 |
| Application Deadline |
January 15 |
| Application Fee |
35 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
34,428 |
| Room Board |
8,720 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance, other |
| Remedial |
math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
| Job Six Months |
70% |
| Job One Year |
77% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
ACNielsenBASES, American Institutes for Research, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Federal Reserve Banks (Cleveland, Boston, etc.), Lehman Brothers, Harvard Medical School, Mathematica Policy Research, Morningstar, National Institutes of Health, Teach for Amer |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
1,833,737 |
| Num Subscriptions |
20,936 |
| Num Microforms |
345,918 |
| Num Audiovisual |
87,066 |
| Num Ebooks |
56,296 |
| Library Facilities |
Science Library, 96,014 volumes; Art Library, 87,371 volumes; Conservatory Library, 227,476 items |
| Museums |
Allen Memorial Art Museum; Environmental Studies Center; NMR Spectrometer, Science Building; Conservatory of Music; Musical Instrument Collection; |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
395 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
400 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
200 |
| Num Wired Labs |
100 |
| Num Wired Other |
3,000 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
2,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Mac |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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