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Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio
  • Private
    4 year
  • 2,966
    Full + Part time Students
  • 1:9
    Faculty to Student Ratio
  • 1%
    Transfer Student Ratio
We offer one of the world’s great undergraduate educations. We will cultivate your curiosity and help you master the tools necessary to engage humanity’s most vexing challenges, debates, and artistic frontiers. With its longstanding commitments to access, diversity, and inclusion, Oberlin is the perfect laboratory in which to study and design the world you want. You'll always feel that you belong here—we'll celebrate you just as you are, without compromise. We're a place where individual flourishing is a collective endeavor—we believe that it takes more than yourself to be yourself.
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Overview

Full-Time Undergraduate 2,936
Part-Time Undergraduate 30
Transfer Students 18
Programs 57 Programs
Courses 1,553 Courses
Equivalencies 561 outgoing Equivalencies

Financial Information

In-State Tuition $68,340
Out-of-State Tuition $68,340
Books and Supplies $1,908
  • Scholarships and Financial Aid:
    Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). To receive the best possible aid package, we encourage Regular Decision applicants to submit the FAFSA by the priority date of January 15. Students applying to Oberlin College are asked to complete several forms, including the CSS Profile application, to help the institution better assess how to equitably distribute the institutional financial aid provided by the college.
  • Tuition and Fees:
    https://www.oberlin.edu/admissions-and-aid/tuition-and-fees

Application Deadlines for Transfer

Fall Application / Financial Aid April 1
Spring Application / Financial Aid November 15

Transfer Application Requirements

  • Official Transcripts:
    We require both official high school and college transcripts (from each school attended), though we do place more weight on the work a student has completed in college.
  • SAT Scores:
    You can submit scores from the SAT and/or ACT, but it’s not required.
  • Letters of Recommendation:
    Oberlin requires two academic teacher evaluations for transfer applicants. At least one, and preferably both, should be written by a professor at your current institution who has recently taught you in an academic course.
  • Essay:
    You’ll need to write a personal essay as part of your Common App. Oberlin does not require any additional supplemental essays (hooray!).
  • Other Requirements:
    The College Report. A Mid-Term Report is required if you are enrolled in classes when you apply to Oberlin. If you are applying to our BA+BFA program you are required to submit a portfolio.
  • Apply Here:
    https://www.oberlin.edu/admissions-and-aid/arts-and-sciences/transfer-and-visiting-applicants

Transfer Credit Policy

  • Minimum Grade:
    We accept transfer credit from regionally accredited colleges and universities with a minimum grade earned of C or better and the coursework falls within the scope of a liberal arts or conservatory curriculum.
  • Credits (Min/Max):
    The total allowed for all transfer of credit may not exceed 16 full academic courses (64 semester hours).

Oberlin College

Address:
East College Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074
Main Phone:
(440) 775-8411
Website:
www.oberlin.edu
Last updated on 8/18/2025 by AcademyOne.