Class Profile

2020 Applicant Pool

College of Arts and Sciences

Applicants	7,919
Admitted	2,999
Enrolled	579*

193 enrolling students (33%) were admitted through the Early Decision program.

Conservatory of Music

Applicants	1,480
Admitted	428
Enrolled	141*

College figures are for first-year applicants only. Conservatory figures also include transfer and graduate students.

*Includes 33 first-year, double-degree students enrolled in both divisions.

Fall 2020 Enrollment

College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music

First-Year Students	680
Double Degree (first-year and transfer)	34
Transfer	19
Graduate (conservatory only)	3
Total	702

 

First-Year Enrolling Class Characteristics

Female students	61%
Male students	39%
High schools represented	500
Public school students	68%
Private school students	32%
International students	10%
U.S. students of color	29%

 

College of Arts and Sciences Academic Profile

First-year admitted students in the College of Arts and Sciences

Test Score Averages

ACT	30 - 34
SAT/ERW	670 - 750
SAT/Math	660 - 770

(Median 50 percent ranges)

Note: Oberlin will be test-optional starting with the 2020-2021 admissions cycle, and continuing as a pilot program through the 2022-2023 application year.

Class Rank

ranked in top 1%	18%
ranked in top 5%	46%
ranked in top 10%	61%
ranked in top 25%	89%

GPA

4.1 GPA weighted / 3.7 GPA unweighted
27% of first-year admitted students had rankings available