Oglethorpe University

Brookhaven, GA · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
89.8%
2,457 admitted
SAT · 50th
1210
Range 1120–1280
6-yr grad
55.0%
Retention 75.9%
Undergrads
1,338
13:1 S-F
Admissions
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89.8%
2,457 admitted
from 2,736 apps
Applications2,736
Overall admit rate89.8%
Enrolled394 · 16.0% yield
Very important factorsRigor of HS record
Important factorsGPA, Application essay, Extracurriculars, Demonstrated interest
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1210
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1120–1280 · 20.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W568615650
Math520580640
Comp112012101280
ACT
255075
Comp242527
Cost & aid
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$50,900
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$50,900
Fees$430
Room & board$17,200
Books$1,350
Avg need-based grant$40,188
% need met79.9%
Academics
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13 : 1
student-faculty ratio
75.9% retention
Student-faculty13 : 1
Retention75.9%
4-year graduation43.5%
6-year graduation55.0%
Enrollment
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1,338
undergraduates
2 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,338
First-year395
Transfer29
Full-time96%
Female63%
International (freshmen)2
Rankings
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#56
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#5626
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#15626
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (U.S. News & World Report). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceSouthern Athletic Association5
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingGeorgia colleges9
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Admissions emailadmission@oglethorpe.edu
Admissions phone364
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Agnes Scott College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Agnes Scott College GA · Private (nonprofit)63.5%1220731
Belmont University TN · Private (nonprofit)93.7%12607K
Washington College MD · Private (nonprofit)93.8%1240933
Juniata College PA · Private (nonprofit)78.9%12301K
Cornell College IA · Private (nonprofit)79.9%12301K
Goucher College MD · Private (nonprofit)79.4%12301K
Whittier College CA · Private (nonprofit)80.8%1220764
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Oglethorpe University

2 years of Oglethorpe University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.