unitid 204501 · Oberlin, OH · private nonprofit 4-year · town (fringe)
Oberlin College
- enrollment 2023
- 4,026
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
34%
10th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,887
85th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
10%
undergrads on Pell grants
4th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
81%
finish within 150% time
88th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$87,404
98th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$38,645
after aid, aided students
93rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$58,343
after entry, Title IV students
65th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,000
71st 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 $18,774 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
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $111,580
- First-generation students
- 9%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $67,366
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music. | 136 | $32,993 | $26,200 |
| Psychology, General. | 58 | $43,093 | $26,000 |
| Economics. | 58 | $93,318 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General. | 53 | — | $23,250 |
| Political Science and Government. | 51 | $65,609 | $24,314 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 49 | $48,762 | $23,250 |
| History. | 45 | — | $26,050 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 38 | — | $20,500 |
| Mathematics. | 36 | — | $22,625 |
| Area Studies. | 35 | $46,571 | $24,951 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 34 | $156,925 | $26,500 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 28 | — | — |
— 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.