Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA · Private four-year · Suburb: Large
1,499undergraduates
88%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$22,251average net price per year
53%graduate in 6 years
75%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 2,854
- Admitted
- 1,714
- Admit rate
- 88%
- Admit rate, women
- 61%
- Admit rate, men
- 62%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 23%
- First-year students
- 391
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 11%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 573-670
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 533-650
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 7%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 23-30
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
30 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (3)
- Accounting Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (54 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (40 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Biopsychology Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Business Analytics Certificate (under 1 year) (18 awarded)
Social sciences (4)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Bachelor's (27 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (3)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Astrophysics Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Engineering (2)
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Engineering, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Rhetoric and Composition Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (1)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $45,806
- Housing and food on campus
- $15,300
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other on-campus costs
- $2,750
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $65,056
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $65,056
- Total cost living at home
- $51,006
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $17,338 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $18,628 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $20,321 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $24,263 |
| Over $110,000 | $24,561 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $36,601
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $30,375
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 34%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 86%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,489
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 46%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 52%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 53%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 58%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 54%
- Came back for year two
- 75%
| Pell grant students | 47% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 58% |
| Neither | 56% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 202 | 58% |
| Men | 130 | 45% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 29% (small group) |
| Asian | 17 | 47% (small group) |
| Black | 92 | 46% |
| Hispanic | 51 | 57% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 140 | 59% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 5 | 80% (small group) |
| International | 18 | 39% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 321 | 59% | 21% |
| Started here, part-time | 3 | 0% (small group) | 67% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 55 | 45% | 22% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 24 | 33% | 33% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,522
- Undergraduates
- 1,499
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,409
- Part-time undergraduates
- 90
- Graduate students
- 23
- Students per faculty member
- 14 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 86%
- From out of state
- 11%
- From other countries
- 3%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 4%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
| Women | 62% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Black | 20% |
| Hispanic | 27% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 30% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 11% |
| International | 3% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 4484 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA, 30319-2797
- County
- DeKalb County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Weekend or evening classes, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.