#115, overall score 47.42/100
Fun Fact:
Oberlin’s mascot is an albino squirrel, based on the much-loved population that lives on campus.
CAMPUS INFORMATION
- Location: Oberlin, Ohio
- Region: Midwest
- Campus type: Rural
- Public/Private: Private
- Liberal Arts: Yes
- Undergraduate enrollment: 2,895
- Jewish undergraduate enrollment: 750
- Jewish population share: 26%
- Student origin: 6% in-state / 94% out-of-state
- Student newspaper: The Oberlin Review
- NCAA Division: III
- NCAA team: Yeomen
- Ultimate Frisbee teams: Flying Horsecows/Praying Manti
COST & AID Score: 3.33/15
- Score: 3.33/15
- Tuition: $53,460
- Room & board costs: $15,212
- Average annual scholarship/grant package: $38,361
- Average loan debt: $29,781
- Starting median salary: $49,400
ACADEMICS Score: 10/20
- Score: 10/20
- Acceptance rate: 34%
- Student/faculty ratio: 10:1
- Median SAT range: 1280-1450
- Jewish Studies program: Yes
- Jewish Studies major: Yes
- Hebrew major: No
ISRAEL Score: 13.33/20
- Score: 13.33/20
- Size of Birthright trip: 14
- Israel Studies center: [None]
- Israel-related clubs: Oberlin Zionists, J Street U, Jewish Voice for Peace
- BDS vote in last four years: Never introduced
SAFETY Score: 9/11
- Score: 9/11
- Anti-Semitic incidents in 2017: 0
- Campus crime rate: 15.80/1,000 students (high)
- City crime rate: 29.97/1,000 people (medium low)
- LGBT center: Yes
JEWISH LIFE Score: 11.75/34
- Score: 11.75/34
- Hillel: Oberlin College Hillel
- Chabad: Chabad At Oberlin
- OU-JLIC: No
- Jewish fraternities: None
- Jewish sororities: None
- Synagogues within 10 miles: 0
- Eruv: No
- Most famous Jewish alum: Lena Dunham
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