Class Profile
Class of 2025 Profile
Oberlin’s first-year enrolling students represent 42 states and 50 countries.

2021 Applicant Pool
College of Arts and Sciences | Conservatory of Music | |
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Applicants | 9,243 | 1,393 |
Admitted | 3,377 | 421 |
Enrolled | 784* | 145* |
230 enrolling A&S students (29%) 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 2021 New Student Enrollment
College of Arts & Sciences and the Conservatory of Music | |
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First-Year Students | 871 |
Double Degree (first-year and transfer) | 54 |
Transfer | 19 |
Graduate (conservatory only) | 2 |
Total | 892 |
First-Year Enrolling Class Characteristics
Female students | 57% |
Male students | 42% |
High schools represented | 630 |
Public school students | 71% |
Private school students | 29% |
International students | 9% |
U.S. students of color | 26% |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
Asian American | 13% |
Black or African American | 8% |
Hispanic or Latino/a/x | 8% |
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 | 31 - 34 |
SAT/ERW | 700 - 760 |
SAT/Math | 680 - 780 |
(Median 50 percent ranges)
Note: Scores were reported by 56% of students. Oberlin was test-optional during the 2020-2021 admissions cycle, and will continue to be test-optional as a pilot program through the 2022-2023 application year.
Class Rank | |
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Ranked in top 1% | 21% |
Ranked in top 5% | 50% |
Ranked in top 10% | 66% |
Ranked in top 25% | 90% |
Note: Class ranks are unavailable for 75% of students. Percentages above reflect only the ranked student population.
GPA
4.0 GPA weighted / 3.8 GPA unweighted
Data accurate as of 9/10/2021