Oberlin College Admissions

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 Oberlin College has an acceptance rate of 35% . Of those admitted, 23% go on to enroll. The application fee is $100 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $100
  • Number of Applicants: 11,066
  • Percent Admitted: 35%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 23%
 TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants 11,066 4,678 6,388
Percent admitted35%32%37%
Percent admitted who enrolled23%24%22%

Admissions Selectivity: Very Selective

This institution admits less than 50% of its applicants.

Oberlin College Admissions Considerations

 RequiredRecommendedConsidered but not Required
Secondary School GPA✔   
Secondary School Record✔   
Recommendations✔   
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)  ✔ 
TOEFL (if applicable) ✔   

Oberlin College Test Scores

Oberlin College SAT Scores

SAT Range1360 – 1530
SAT Average1445
SAT 25th Percentile1360
SAT 75th Percentile1530

Oberlin College ACT Scores

ACT Range30 – 33
ACT Average32
ACT 25th Percentile30
ACT 75th Percentile33

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.