Oberlin College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

Oberlin College is a private, liberal arts college located in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. It was founded in the year 1833 by Presbyterian ministers. The college is home to the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Oberlin College is an associate of the Great Lakes Colleges Association and The Five Colleges of Ohio consortium. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

Oberlin College's student life is active and diverse. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations. The college's student-run newspaper is known as the "Grape." The official mascot of the college is Yeomen for men's teams, and Yeowomen for women's teams.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in music, drama and performing arts, fine arts, conservation and resource management, science, religion and philosophy, mathematics, and liberal arts.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,864 in 2009-2010 (2,692 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 99% of enrolled students and graduate students are 1%.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Oberlin provides on-campus housing for 2,450 of its 2,692 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 14 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the North Coast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Oberlin offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (28 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (23 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (12 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Archeology
• Engineering

FINE ARTS (40 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (3 awarded)

• Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (271 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (21 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (142 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (15 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (36 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (83 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (33 awarded)

• Psychology