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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.

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
$20,5751,128th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$64,4581,974th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$64,4581,974th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$81,4861,915th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,500570th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$129,4557th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$105,4839th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
92.2%63rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
98.7%57th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
21.7%83rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
154012th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
351st highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3731,747th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.5%1,972nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 14 mi (BOS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$98,743$76,460
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$80,493$75,706
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors—$78,343

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Franklin W Olin College of Engineering’s 373 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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