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Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio Private nonprofit 4-year Town

Overview

Located in Oberlin, Ohio, Oberlin College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,909, made up of 2,896 undergraduates and 13 graduate students.

Oberlin College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 50 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Music Performance, Biology, and Psychology, General. It awarded 737 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

2,909
Students enrolled
91%
First-year retention
737
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
50
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 50

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

Visual and Performing Arts 11
Social Sciences 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Psychology 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 6
Computer and Information Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 8
Mathematics and Statistics 1
History 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies 3
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Engineering 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
91%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
733
Master's degrees
3
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,909
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,896
Graduate students, fall 2024
13
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,302
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,288
Graduate students, 2024-25
14
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
57%
Men
43%
White
43%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
27%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

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

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
North Coast Athletic Conference
President
Carmen Twillie Ambar
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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