Oberlin Comparisons

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Oberlin, OH
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Compare with Ohio Public Colleges

Compare with Ohio Public Colleges for Oberlin College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$54,122 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$49,205 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$53,390 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$53,208 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	$54,134 lower in-state tuition	52% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$54,622 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	$56,253 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wright State University Main Campus Dayton, OH	$55,844 lower in-state tuition	62% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Ohio Private Colleges

Compare with Ohio Private Colleges for Oberlin College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$18,226 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$758 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$366 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$4,154 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$5,726 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$27,566 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	$30,216 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	$13,478 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH	$33,266 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Oberlin College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$49,630 lower in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$46,722 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$51,418 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$50,908 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$55,557 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$57,374 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$45,563 lower in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$53,146 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$55,222 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$56,799 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$51,362 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$45,440 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$53,116 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$53,028 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$56,430 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$67,366 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$54,110 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$52,726 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$58,367 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$58,535 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Oberlin College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$2,136 lower in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$3,296 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$1,948 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$651 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$956 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$2,341 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$1,120 lower in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$1,838 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$344 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$13,656 lower in-state tuition	48% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$446 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$286 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$8,595 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Butler University Indianapolis, IN	$19,806 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$16,196 lower in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$21,820 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$8,092 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$679 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$18,380 lower in-state tuition	50% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$13,826 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$8,296 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$10,216 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hope College Holland, MI	$25,396 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$726 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$14,980 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$1,716 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$8,717 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA	$3,428 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$16,886 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$10,816 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	$51,276 lower in-state tuition	58% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Annapolis, MD	$26,682 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$6,316 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$2,249 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA	$25,126 lower in-state tuition	45% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$14,546 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$10,964 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Transylvania University Lexington, KY	$20,496 lower in-state tuition	53% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$48,936 lower in-state tuition	55% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hollins University Roanoke, VA	$23,806 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$28,390 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$23,446 lower in-state tuition	66% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$34,177 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania	$45,666 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, Virginia	$38,941 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Oberlin College
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Davidson College Davidson, NC	$2,956 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$4,678 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	$1,468 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Pomona College Claremont, CA	$1,946 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$3,664 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$3,114 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$1,968 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$1,092 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$1,872 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity University San Antonio, TX	$13,690 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$1,194 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$76 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$3,322 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$1,984 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	$1,247 higher in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$2,234 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$190 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$1,526 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$234 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	$614 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fisk University Nashville, TN	$41,508 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Scripps College Claremont, CA	$1,416 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$740 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$1,594 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhodes College Memphis, TN	$10,256 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$738 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity College Hartford, CT	$3,404 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	$3,368 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$3,316 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	$466 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	$28,638 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$1,673 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	$1,446 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Smith College Northampton, MA	$2,188 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$968 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$348 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bates College Lewiston, ME	$776 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA	$412 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Connecticut College New London, CT	$124 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$20,546 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's College Santa Fe, NM	$26,862 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$9 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$4,152 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026