Oglethorpe University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 4,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,640 (57%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,350
Men / Women 37% / 63%
From State 90%
From Region 7%
Athletes 313 (23.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 31%
White 27%
Black 20%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Oglethorpe University 290 36% 32% 5% 18% 32% 4% $58,013 6 -1.04 28 95%
Engineering 6 — 67% 33% 0% 17% 17% 17% $92,802 32 -0.44 88 — — — — —
Pre-Engineering — — — — — — — — $92,861 32 -0.43 88 — — — — —
Astrophysics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,030 20 -0.69 67 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 50% 38% 0% 0% 62% 0% $58,761 6 -1.24 30 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 — 43% 43% 14% 0% 29% 14% $66,841 22 -0.70 52 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $74,166 20 -0.68 67 — — — — —
Biology 37 — 22% 16% 5% 35% 30% 3% $40,060 0 -3.06 3 96% — — — —
Biopsychology 11 — 9% 18% 0% 55% 18% 0% $48,625 6 -1.61 9 — — — — —
Accounting 16 — 50% 12% 19% 12% 50% 0% $82,750 42 -0.28 79 100% — — — —
Business Administration 64 +1 55% 38% 0% 12% 36% 5% $73,422 54 -0.22 66 93% — — — —
Economics 10 +1 10% 50% 0% 20% 30% 0% $78,574 24 -0.73 74 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $70,782 35 -0.38 61 — — — — —
English 9 — 22% 44% 0% 22% 22% 0% $48,816 34 -0.44 9 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $52,252 30 -0.52 15 — — — — —
History 7 — 86% 43% 0% 14% 29% 0% $50,874 28 -0.59 12 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $51,551 24 -0.55 13 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $51,846 24 -0.72 14 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,425 55 +0.00 15 100% — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,208 30 -0.52 15 — — — — —
Communication 10 +1 20% 40% 10% 10% 10% 10% $52,938 18 -0.83 16 — — — — —
International Affairs 5 — 0% 0% 0% 40% 20% 20% $50,099 3 -1.18 11 — — — — —
Mass Communication 8 — 12% 12% 25% 38% 12% 12% $53,728 21 -0.76 17 — — — — —
Political Science 13 — 38% 23% 15% 8% 54% 0% $50,882 2 -1.57 12 — — — — —
Psychology 32 — 16% 31% 6% 19% 34% 0% $53,392 15 -0.87 17 — — — — —
Public Relations 4 — 50% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% $54,942 5 -1.53 20 — — — — —
Sociology 7 +1 0% 43% 0% 14% 29% 0% $50,495 25 -0.58 11 — — — — —
Art History 3 +1 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $33,417 3 -1.43 2 94% — — — —
Film Studies 5 +1 60% 20% 0% 40% 40% 0% $35,040 3 -2.05 2 — — — — —
Studio Art 12 +3 58% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $33,417 4 -1.44 2 94% — — — —
Theater 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $33,626 6 -1.26 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $50,877
ROI Percentile 28th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 32.4% 94 48% 35% 3% 13% 38% 3% $75,445 40 -0.29 70 94% —
Social Sciences 27.2% 79 19% 28% 10% 19% 30% 4% $52,569 21 -1.00 15 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 16.6% 48 19% 17% 4% 40% 27% 2% $42,023 0 -2.73 4 96% —
Arts 8.3% 24 46% 50% 0% 8% 25% 4% $33,790 1 -1.53 2 94% —
Humanities 7.6% 22 50% 41% 5% 14% 23% 0% $50,366 23 -0.44 11 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.9% 17 53% 35% 6% 0% 41% 12% $63,892 11 -0.95 44 — —
Engineering 2.1% 6 67% 33% 0% 17% 17% 17% $92,802 9 -0.44 88 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 56 $208K $208K $0
Baseball 49 $243K $243K $0
Track & Field (combined) 39 $170K $170K $0
Basketball 24 $213K $213K $0
Lacrosse 19 $182K $182K $0
Tennis 15 $84K $84K $0
Golf 12 $133K $133K $0
Total 200 $1.2M $1.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 31 $177K $177K $0
Soccer 30 $172K $172K $0
Lacrosse 20 $161K $161K $0
Volleyball 17 $122K $122K $0
Basketball 14 $187K $187K $0
Golf 12 $143K $143K $0
Tennis 7 $81K $81K $0
Total 113 $1.0M $1.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 86 $380K $380K $0
Track & Field (combined) 70 $348K $348K $0
Baseball 49 $243K $243K $0
Lacrosse 39 $344K $344K $0
Basketball 38 $400K $400K $0
Golf 24 $276K $276K $0
Tennis 22 $166K $166K $0
Volleyball 17 $122K $122K $0
Total 313 $3.1M $3.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 1090 – 1310
SAT Math Range 540 – 650
SAT RW Range 550 – 660