$58,343
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Oberlin College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Oberlin, Ohio with 2,887 undergraduates and 13 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $38,645 a year (tuition and fees $67,366). It admits 34% of applicants and 81% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $58,343 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$38,645
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$67,366
US median $11,837
Admission rate
34%
US median 78%
Completion rate
81%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$58,343
Rank 888 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $38,645
- Tuition and fees
- $67,366
- Cost of attendance
- $87,404
- Students with a need-based grant
- 9.6%
- Students with federal loans
- 31%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,774
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,799
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,123
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,207
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $48,731
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $50,582 in 2015-16 to $67,366 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 34%
- Average SAT
- 1,447
- SAT reading, middle
- 715
- SAT math, middle
- 684
- ACT, middle
- 32
- Undergraduates
- 2,887
- Graduate students
- 13
- Part-time students
- 0.6%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 81%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 40
- Endowment
- $1.3B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 888 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $38,645 | $17,906 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $67,366 | $15,202 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 34% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 81% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $14,211 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,871 | $36,744 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $58,343 | $41,273 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 82% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 65% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
40 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 136 | $25,500 | $17,141 | $43,343 | $42,892 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $23,750 | $18,193 | $48,109 | $50,706 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $25,000 | $61,713 | $87,120 | $82,686 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $23,250 | $22,684 | $44,095 | $57,214 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $23,250 | $30,187 | $70,689 | $63,293 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $23,250 | Withheld | $46,580 | $55,012 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $25,250 | Withheld | $60,895 | $50,680 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $20,500 | Withheld | $44,299 | $41,367 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $22,625 | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $24,951 | $20,905 | $55,151 | $56,625 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $26,000 | Withheld | $129,395 | $92,374 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | $34,593 | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,487 | $15,501 | Withheld | $48,471 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $25,567 | $19,734 | $49,906 | $48,590 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | $12,441 | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,429 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,710 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $25,500 | $23,519 | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,984 |
| Engineering, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,989 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,149 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Oberlin and Ohio on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Ohio
- Homes: Homes for sale in Ohio
Questions and answers
How much does Oberlin College cost?
$38,645 a year is the average net price at Oberlin College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $67,366, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $87,404. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,774 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Oberlin College?
34% of applicants are admitted to Oberlin College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,447 and the middle ACT score is 32. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Oberlin College graduates earn?
$58,343 a year is the median pay of former Oberlin College students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,871 after 6 years). That ranks 888 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Economics (Bachelor's) at $61,713.
How much student debt do Oberlin College graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Oberlin College graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 31% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Oberlin College?
81% of first-time, full-time students at Oberlin College finish within 6 years. 91% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Oberlin College?
Music (136 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (58 bachelor's graduates), Economics (58 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 40 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.