Locations & Facilities

Oberlin’s facilities are unsurpassed by any school its size. The college has one of the nation’s most extensive college library collections; one of the finest college art museums in the country; and first-rate facilities in music, theater arts, the natural sciences, computing, and physical education.

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Confocal Microscope

Housed in a specially designed room of the Science Center, Oberlin’s confocal microscope provides remarkable cellular detail and resolution.

Conservatory Annex

The Conservatory Annex includes the offices of Conservatory Admissions and Conservatory Communications.

Conservatory Central Unit

The Central Unit is part of the Oberlin Conservatory’s main complex and includes classrooms, rehearsal rooms, studios, and more.

Conservatory Library

The music library is among the oldest and largest in any academic setting, with more than 345,000 items.

Conservatory Lounge

Known on campus as the con lounge, it serves as the social hub of Oberlin Conservatory.

Dascomb Hall

As the First Year Experience hall for the center and south campus, Dascomb is home to nearly 170 students. It also houses key student services: Campus Safety and the Student Health and Counseling Center.

Daub House

The Daub House was built in 1862 as a home for a Massachusetts-born shoemaker. Today, the Daub House provides office space for the college.