Class Profile
Class of 2027 Profile
Oberlin’s first-year enrolling students represent 43 states and 46 countries.
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2023 Applicant Pool
College of Arts and Sciences | Conservatory of Music | |
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Applicants | 10,251 | 1,240 |
Admitted | 3,375 | 430 |
Enrolled | 707* | 135* |
227 enrolling A&S students (32%) were admitted through the Early Decision program. College figures are for first-year applicants only. Conservatory figures also include transfer students.
*Includes 53 first-year, double-degree students enrolled in both divisions.
Fall 2023 New Student Enrollment
College of Arts & Sciences and the Conservatory of Music | |
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First-Year Students | 784 |
Double Degree (first-year and transfer) | 53 |
Transfer | 20 |
Graduate (conservatory only) | 3 |
Total | 807 |
First-Year Enrolling Class Characteristics
Female students | 59% |
Male students | 41% |
High schools represented | 593 |
Public school students | 64% |
Private school students | 36% |
International students | 8% |
U.S. students of color | 26% |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
Asian American | 14% |
Black or African American | 7% |
Hispanic or Latino/a/x | 7% |
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1% |
*Figures represent a percentage of the entire incoming class. Percentages include some students in multiple categories. About 9% of incoming students identify with more than one racial/ethnic category.
College of Arts and Sciences Academic Profile
First-year admitted students in the College of Arts and Sciences
Test Score Averages | |
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ACT | 32 - 34 |
SAT/ERW | 710 - 770 |
SAT/Math | 690 - 770 |
(Median 50 percent ranges)
Note: Scores were reported by 59% of students. Oberlin was test-optional during the 2022-2023 admissions cycle, and will continue to be test-optional as a pilot program through the 2025-2026 application year.
Class Rank | |
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Ranked in top 1% | 20% |
Ranked in top 5% | 48% |
Ranked in top 10% | 64% |
Ranked in top 25% | 89% |
Note: Class ranks are unavailable for 80% of students. Percentages above reflect only the ranked student population.
GPA
4.0 GPA weighted / 3.8 GPA unweighted