173 W. Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1833
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: 4-1-4
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,845
Geographical Setting: Suburban
Endowment: $704,390,019
Admissions
Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: January 15
Selectivity: Most selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $34,428
Room/Board: $8,720
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 70%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 77%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: ACNielsenBASES, American Institutes for Research, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Federal Reserve Banks (Cleveland, Boston, etc.), Lehman Brothers, Harvard Medical School, Mathematica Policy Research, Morningstar, National Institutes of Health, Teach for Amer
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,833,737
Number of current serial subscriptions: 20,936
Number of microforms: 345,918
Number of audiovisuals: 87,066
Number of ebooks: 56,296
Other library facilities: Science Library, 96,014 volumes; Art Library, 87,371 volumes; Conservatory Library, 227,476 items
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Allen Memorial Art Museum; Environmental Studies Center; NMR Spectrometer, Science Building; Conservatory of Music; Musical Instrument Collection;
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 395
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 400
Classrooms: 200
Labs: 100
Other areas: 3,000
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 2,000
Recommended operating system: Mac
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 82%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 99%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 82%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (77%), women’s dorms (1%), apartment for single students (2%), special housing for disabled students, cooperative housing (7%), other housing options (13%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 20%
Doubles: 56%
Triples or Suites: 8%
Apartments: 16%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 60
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 440 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Cleveland International Airport (20), Akron (60)
Nearest train station: Elyria (15)
Nearest bus station: Elyria (15)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 20%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 45%
Average undergraduate wage: 1,800
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Art Rental Program; Convocation Speaker Series; Fall Forward and Spring Back dance concerts; concerts featuring the Oberlin Orchestra and Oberlin Chamber Orchestra; Artist Recital Series; Colors of rhythms; Friday Night Organ Pump; Oberlin Jazz Ensemble concerts; Musical Union; Opera Theater; Transgender Awareness Week; Dance Diaspora’s Annual Spring Performance; Spring Folk Fest; Hip Hop Conference; Asian American Pacific Students’ Conference