Private nonprofit · Oberlin, Ohio
Oberlin College: cost, debt and earnings by major
14 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $41,987
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 81%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 34%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,887
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,488
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $12,176 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $20,246 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $18,356 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $32,410 |
| $110,000+ | $50,738 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (14)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$129,395
- Economics$87,120
- Political Science and Government$70,689
- Mathematics$68,432 (1 yr)
- History$60,895
- Area Studies$55,151
- English Language and Literature, General$49,906
- Psychology, General$48,109
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$46,580
- Fine and Studio Arts$44,299
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$44,098 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$44,095
- Music$43,343
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$37,007 (1 yr)