| Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,290 men, 1,598 women, 2,888 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,268 men, 1,574 women, 2,842 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
22 men, 24 women, 46 total |
| Total graduate students: |
6 men, 25 women, 31 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
6 men, 25 women, 31 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Middle Atlantic |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
91% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 5.8% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.6% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 6.7% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 4.5% | Hispanic |
| 75.2% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 6.7% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 0.5% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 6.6% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.6% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 7.4% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 5.2% | Hispanic |
| 73.6% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 6.3% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 0.3% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
440 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Oberlin, Ohio |
| Population of city/town: |
8,195 |
| Nearest major city: |
Cleveland |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
35 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
478,403 |
| Online campus map: |
new.oberlin.edu/visitor/ |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (74%)
- women's dorms (1%)
- single-student apartments (5%)
- special housing for disabled students (2%)
- cooperative housing (7%)
- other housing including Nine program houses immerse students in different cultures; 39 houses in residential neighborhoods. (11%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
88% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
12% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
Students must live on campus for the first three years and then apply for off campus housing in the senior year. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
15% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s) |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
500 |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Science, art, and conservatory libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art museum, conservatory of music, science center, environmental studies center, international language lab, observatory. |
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| Remedial learning services: |
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writing, math, study skills |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance, Multicultural Resource Center, Counseling, Student Support/Academic Support, Mediation |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Business Scholars Program, pre-law advising. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
partially |
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| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Grape
In Solidarity
Oberlin Review |
| Number of honor societies: |
4 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
122 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Buddhist Meditators, Christian Fellowship, Ecumenical Christians of Oberlin, Hillel, Jewish Student Union, Muslim Students Association, Newman Catholic Community, Pagan Awareness Network, Queers and Allies of Faith, Voices for Christ, Young Friends |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Abusa, La Alianza Latina, Native American Alliance, Asian American Alliance, Students of Caribbean Ancestry, Filipino American Students Association, Ilu Aiye |
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| International student organizations: |
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International Students Organization, Korean Students Organization, Middle Eastern Students Association, South Asian Students Association, Zionists, African Students Association, Chinese Student Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Action Against Prisons, Pro-Life Union of Students, Ohio Public Interest Research Group, College Republicans, Rhythms of Resistance, Solidarity with Guatemala, Student Sierra Coalition, STAND (Students Taking Action Now Darfur), Students for a Free Palestine, Students United for Reproductive Freedom, Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse Committee, American Civil Liberties Union, Concert Board, Contra Dance, Oberlin Film Series, folk music club, Gilbert and Sullivan Players, marching band, Musical Theater Association, Modern Music Guild, Nothing But Treble, Obertones, Amnesty International, Steel, Organ Pump Committee, Student Theater Association, Swing Society, ViBE Dance Company, sports and recreation clubs, Bike Co-p, Good Food Coop, Pottery Coop, Recycled Products Coop, Animal Rights, Student Coop Association (OSCA), anime club, Skilled-Hands-in Training (juggling), Linux Users Group, Gamers and Role-Playing Establishment, Sexual Assault Support Team, Women's Information Resource Center, Stray Rescue, Student Senate, Democrats, Environmental Policy Implementation Group, Labor Action Coalition, Local Community Environmental Action, Peace Activists League. |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Joe Karlgaard,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Kiki Jacobs,
SWA |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Athletic Director
Michael Muska
Oberlin College
200 Woodland Avenue
Oberlin, OH 44074
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| School colors: |
crimson and gold |
| School mascot: |
Yeomen/Yeowomen |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
North Coast Athletic Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
15% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
30% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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field house, gymnasium, stadium, swimming pool, track and field |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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5K running, badminton, basketball, bowling, dodgeball, indoor soccer, racquetball, soccer, softball, squash, table tennis, triathlon, volleyball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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aikido, bowling, fencing, ice hockey, marching band, SCUBA, table tennis, tumbling, ultimate Frisbee, water polo |
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| Club sports for women: |
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aikido, bowling, equestrian sports, fencing, marching band, rugby, SCUBA, table tennis, tumbling, ultimate Frisbee, water polo |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Cleveland (20 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Akron (60 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Elyria (15 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Elyria (15 miles) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
55% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
fair |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
24% immediately, 74% within 5 years of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Boston University, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Curtis Institute of Music, Dartmouth College, DePaul University, Duke University, Earlham College, Emory University, Fordham University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Indiana University--Bloomington, Johns Hopkins University, Juilliard School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Northwestern University, Ohio State University--Columbus, Stanford University, University of California--Berkeley, University of California--Los Angeles, University of Chicago, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor, University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California, University of Toronto, University of Virginia, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin--Madison, Yale University. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
64% within six months of graduation, 71% within one year of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Firms that most frequently hire graduates include Americorps VISTA, Aspen Music Festival, Bank of America, CRA International, E5 Solutions, Federal Trade Commission, ICF International, Lehman Brothers, Lockheed Martin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Ministry of Education (Spain), Morningstar, Inc., JET Program, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Natural Resources Defense Council, Peace Corps, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Quaker United Nations Office, Random House, Riverside Company, Rooftop Films, Strategic Consulting Group, Teach for America, William McDonough & Partners |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Julie Taymor '74 Creator/Director of the Lion King, current production of Magic Flute
- Roger Sperry '35 Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering differences in right/left brain hemispheres
- Adrian Fenty '92 Mayor, Washington DC
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