Class Profile

Class of 2028 Profile

Oberlin’s first-year enrolling students represent 42 states and 51 countries.

The class of 2028 being welcomed by Oberlin President Carmen Twillie Ambar

Photo credit: Mike Crupi

2024 Applicant Pool

  College of Arts and Sciences Conservatory of Music
Applicants 9,702 1,345
Admitted 3,328 445
Enrolled 622* 142*

215 enrolling A&S students (35%) were admitted through the Early Decision program. College figures are for first-year applicants only. Conservatory figures also include transfer students.

*Includes 52 first-year, double-degree students enrolled in both divisions.

Fall 2024 New Student Enrollment

College of Arts & Sciences and the Conservatory of Music
First-Year Students 703
Double Degree (first-year and transfer) 52
Transfer 28
Graduate (conservatory only) 2
Total 733

First-Year Enrolling Class Characteristics

Legal Sex
Female 59.5%
Male 39.8%
X or Other Legal Sex 0.7%
Demographics
High schools represented 566
Public school students 65%
Private school students 34%
International students 12%
U.S. students of color 30%
United States Students of Color by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native 2%
Asian American 11%
Black or African American 10%
Hispanic or Latino/a/x 11%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1%

*Figures represent a percentage of the entire incoming class. Percentages include some students in multiple categories. About 11% 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
ACT 32 - 35
SAT/ERW 710 - 760
SAT/Math 690 - 780

(Median 50 percent ranges)

Note: Scores were reported by 56% of students. Oberlin was test-optional during the 2023-2024 admissions cycle, and will continue to be test-optional as a pilot program through the 2025-2026 application year.

Class Rank
Ranked in top 1% 20%
Ranked in top 5% 45%
Ranked in top 10% 62%
Ranked in top 25% 87%

Note: Class ranks are unavailable for 78% of students. Percentages above reflect only the ranked student population.

GPA

4.0 GPA weighted / 3.8 GPA unweighted