Oberlin College
Work 173 W. Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
Work(440) 775-8411
Admissions E-mail: college.admissions@oberlin.edu
Web site: http://www.oberlin.edu
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Tier 1
College Category:
Liberal Arts Colleges
Liberal Arts Colleges
Overview : Oberlin College
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institutional Control: | Private |
| Year founded: | 1833 |
| Religious affiliation: | N/A |
| Academic calendar: | 4-1-4 |
| Total number of undergraduates: | 2,762 |
| Setting | suburban |
| Endowment: | $893,016,825 |
| Fall Admissions | |
| Application deadline: | 1/15 |
| Application fee: | $35 |
| Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: | 31.3 % |
| Selectivity: | most selective |
| Expenses | |
| Costs: | 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $38,280 |
| Mission | |
| School mission | As one of the nation's premier liberal arts colleges, Oberlin is committed to rigorous academics, artistic excellence, and social justice. Oberlin College was the first college in America to adopt a policy to admit students of color (1835) and the first to educate women alongside men (1837). Its esteemed history of challenging intellectual and social conventions continues to shape the student experience. At Oberlin, an emphasis on rigorous academics is balanced by a strong interest in the arts and a commitment to society. Each semester, 65 students tutor children through the America Reads program; 75 students work in the Spanish in the Elementary Schools program; and the college and conservatory offer 30 courses emphasizing community-based learning. Oberlin is an intellectual community where students explore ideas because they are inspired to learn, rather than simply to pass a test. Since 1920, more Oberlin graduates have earned PhDs than have graduates of any other four-year institution. During the January Winter Term, students explore the value of self-education. They devise and pursue programs of independent study or research and undertake, on or off campus, numerous projects beyond the regular curriculum. In the Business Scholars Program, for example, students in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences shadow successful Oberlin alums in finance and consulting. Students also meet and work with entrepreneurs in business and creative fields. While Oberlin professors make important contributions to the arts and sciences through writing and research, their primary focus is teaching undergraduates. Oberlin???s combination of a leading liberal arts college and a world-class music conservatory creates an unparalleled learning environment. Close to 40 students each year join the five-year, double-degree program to earn baccalaureates in music and liberal arts. Students in the arts and sciences and the conservatory share residence and dining halls in the same location. Conservatory students broaden their education with classes in the liberal arts, and share their talents on campus in hundreds of annual performances. The Conservatory attracts many international students. Oberlin's atmosphere of artistic expression includes an abundance of performances in theater, dance, poetry, popular music, and improvisational comedy. Campus architecture is also distinct: stately 19th-century buildings stand alongside more recent buildings by Cass Gilbert, Minoru Yamasaki, and Robert Venturi. The Allen Memorial Art Museum collection ranks among the top five of any college or university museum in the country. The Science Center (2002) is designed to promote collaboration across disciplines, and each summer close to 100 students receive stipends to work with faculty in science research labs. The Environmental Studies Center features the largest photovoltaic array in Ohio, and is one the largest solar-powered academic buildings in the country. This model for green architecture includes a running display of how the building systems utilize renewable resources to provide heat, electricity, and recycle wastewater. Close to 88 percent of Oberlin students live on campus. Students may opt to live in one of nine program houses, including Afrikan Heritage House, Asia House, German House, and Third World House. The 600-plus-member cooperative housing organization is the largest on any U.S. campus, in terms of the percentage of participating students. Nine residential coops and four dining coops (including Kosher and vegan) are student-run and provide experiences in shared responsibility and decision-making. |
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