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Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham, Massachusetts Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Needham, Massachusetts, Franklin W Olin College of Engineering is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 405 students in fall 2024.

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering offers bachelor's degrees across 3 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Engineering, General, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. It awarded 94 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

98% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

405

Students enrolled

98%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

9:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 3

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Engineering 3

Engineering, General Bachelor 37 graduates
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor 30 graduates
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor 27 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 98%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 94

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 405
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 405
Full-time, fall 2024: 93%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 433
Full-time, 2024-25: 89%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 48%
Men: 52%
White: 43%
Hispanic or Latino: 12%
Black or African American: 2%
Asian: 21%
Two or more races: 8%
International (U.S. nonresident): 7%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Large suburb
Academic calendar: Semester
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering and Other Technology-Related Schools
President: Dr. R. May Lee
Services and opportunities: Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates