Research Facilities
Completed in 2002, the Oberlin College Science Center offers state-of-the-art laboratory, lecture hall, and classroom spaces, as well as a science library with 67,000 books and journals. It houses the biology, chemistry, and physics departments and the neuroscience program. The 230,000-square-foot center encourages collaborative learning among a variety of natural science disciplines. The Adam J. Lewis Center for Environmental Studies has received wide acclaim as a model for ecologically sound buildings. This living laboratory produces its own energy, purifies and reuses non-potable wastewater on site, utilizes sustainable materials, and avoids the use of toxic materials.
Libraries & Computer Labs
One of the first liberal arts colleges to offer a computer science major, Oberlin has always been known for educational innovation. Oberlin professors are eager to incorporate online technology into their presentations and coursework.More than 250 computers with specialized software are available to students in public and departmental labs. Professors make use of more than 30 “smart” classrooms. All dorm rooms are wired for Internet access and supported by a residential computing network.
Oberlin has one of the finest and largest undergraduate library systems in the nation, comprising the Mudd Learning Center and specialized libraries devoted to art, music, and science. The total collection numbers 2.3 million items and the OhioLINK program provide rapid access to more than 45 million volumes throughout Ohio.
Art Museum
The Allen Memorial Art Museum ranks among the top five college- or university-based museums in the nation. Begun in 1917, its collections comprise more than 14,000 objects, including works of international significance by Rembrandt, Rubens, Chardin, Monet, Cézanne, Turner, Picasso, DeKooning, and Oldenburg. Many classes—not just in art history, but English, religion, history, and other disciplines—benefit from this teaching collection, which illustrates the great themes of world art. The museum is a landmark Italian Renaissance-style building designed by Cass Gilbert. In 1977, Venturi, Scott, Brown and Associates designed a museum addition that is one of the earliest examples of postmodern architecture in the United States.
The performing arts at Oberlin utilize the Sophronia Brooks Hall Auditorium, which seats 500 for theater and opera productions, and Warner Center for the Performing Arts, used for theater and dance classes and productions. Finney Chapel is available for concerts, large lectures, and performances. It houses a magnificent, 4,014-pipe organ representing the best of the late-Romantic musical tradition. Pipe organs are also featured in the Warner Concert Hall and Fairchild Chapel. Conservatory of Music facilities also include the Kulas Recital Hall and 150 practice rooms.
Science Center Photo Gallery 
Photo Gallery 
Photo Gallery