Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, MA · Private · Large suburb · FWOCE · Olin College of Engineering
Private institution in Needham, MA · 373 undergraduates · 22% acceptance rate · $129,455 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 0%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 0%Median ACT
- Top 1%Average SAT
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $20,5751,130th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $64,4581,992nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $64,4581,992nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $81,4861,931st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,500574th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $129,4557th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $105,4839th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 92.2%63rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 98.7%59th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 21.7%84th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 154012th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 351st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3731,752nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 13.5%1,988th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 14 mi (BOS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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Applying
- RDJan 5
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $85
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $98,743 | $76,460 |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $80,493 | $75,706 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | $78,343 |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteolin.edu
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