35.7% / 45.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications11,732
Overall admit rate33.0%
In-state admit rate35.7%
Out-of-state admit rate45.4%
Enrolled768 · 19.8% yield
Admitted from waitlist33 of 968
Very important factorsGPA, Class rank, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#58
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#5826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#19926
NicheBest Colleges in America#42226
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#53226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNorth Coast Athletic Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingOhio colleges15
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered · binding
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
Admissions URLhttps://www.oberlin.edu/admissions-and-a…
Admissions emailcollege.admissions@oberlin.edu
Admissions phone440-775-8411
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Vassar College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Vassar College NY · Private (nonprofit)20.9%14902K
Macalester College MN · Private (nonprofit)28.1%14202K
Kenyon College OH · Private (nonprofit)30.1%14302K
Wesleyan University CT · Private (nonprofit)16.5%1420—
Bard College NY · Private (nonprofit)52.1%—2K
Carleton College MN · Private (nonprofit)21.8%15001K
Reed College OR · Private (nonprofit)29.2%14101K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.