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Oglethorpe University

Atlanta, GA · Private · Large suburb · Oglethorpe

Private institution in Atlanta, GA · 1,429 undergraduates · 60% acceptance rate · $55,232 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
$21,7351,248th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$45,8061,748th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$45,8061,742nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$59,3201,674th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,232776th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,6911,047th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
53.9%996th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.1%965th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
60.1%405th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1230327th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,4291,143rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.7%999th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 17 mi (ATL)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
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 12 of 29 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,661$57,750
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$43,798$38,289
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$42,615$34,526
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$36,141$36,668
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors—$21,052
BiopsychologyMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Oglethorpe University’s 1,429 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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