unitid 140696 · Atlanta, GA · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Oglethorpe University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,540
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
88%
77th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,352
62nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
55th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
54%
finish within 150% time
45th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$60,581
75th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$19,509
after aid, aided students
34th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$55,232
after entry, Title IV students
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$25,000
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $16,207 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $46,649
- First-generation students
- 20%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $47,590
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 42 | $61,472 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General. | 37 | — | $27,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 26 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 22 | — | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 16 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 16 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 11 | $81,747 | $26,000 |
| Biopsychology. | 8 | — | — |
| Economics. | 8 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government. | 8 | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 8 | — | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 5 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.