Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, Georgia · Also known as Oglethorpe · Website
$55,232
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,232
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Oglethorpe University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Atlanta, Georgia with 1,352 undergraduates and 29 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,509 a year (tuition and fees $47,590). It admits 88% of applicants and 54% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,232 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,509
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$47,590
US median $11,837
Admission rate
88%
US median 78%
Completion rate
54%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,232
Rank 1,080 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
- $19,509
- Tuition and fees
- $47,590
- Cost of attendance
- $60,581
- Students with a need-based grant
- 36%
- Students with federal loans
- 68%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,207
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,558
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,745
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,924
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $22,055
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 $33,800 in 2015-16 to $47,590 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
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1,227
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 575
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 1,352
- Graduate students
- 29
- Part-time students
- 2.3%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 54%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 32
- Endowment
- $51.1M
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 1,080 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 140 in Georgia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | GA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,509 | $16,487 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $47,590 | $8,578 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 88% | 74% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 54% | 42% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 66% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $16,542 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,691 | $33,044 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,232 | $38,579 | $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. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
32 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $25,000 | $40,771 | $54,609 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $27,000 | $27,337 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $22,866 | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | $56,121 | Withheld | $76,194 |
| BiopsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,825 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,069 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Atlanta and Georgia on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Georgia
- Homes: Homes for sale in Georgia
Questions and answers
How much does Oglethorpe University cost?
$19,509 a year is the average net price at Oglethorpe University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $47,590, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $60,581. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,207 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Oglethorpe University?
88% of applicants are admitted to Oglethorpe University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,227 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in Georgia is 74%.
How much do Oglethorpe University graduates earn?
$55,232 a year is the median pay of former Oglethorpe University students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,691 after 6 years). That ranks 1,080 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 140 in Georgia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's) at $56,121.
How much student debt do Oglethorpe University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Oglethorpe University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 68% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Oglethorpe University?
54% of first-time, full-time students at Oglethorpe University finish within 6 years. 73% 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 Oglethorpe University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (42 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (37 bachelor's graduates), Research and Experimental Psychology (26 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 32 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.