by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Oglethorpe University was awarded 19 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is human resource management.
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Oglethorpe was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
When it comes to admittance, Oglethorpe University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 81%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 29% of students accepted to Oglethorpe submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 620.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Oglethorpe University, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Oglethorpe University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Oglethorpe University has a freshmen retention rate of 79%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Oglethorpe have a four-year graduation rate of 35%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,452 undergraduates at Oglethorpe with 1,371 being full-time and 81 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,750 | $20,482 | $21,299 | $25,687 | $24,756 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Oglethorpe, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Oglethorpe, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $7,139 a year. That adds up to $28,556 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Oglethorpe is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Oglethorpe University.
Contact details for Oglethorpe are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4484 Peachtree Road, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30319-2797 |
| Phone: | 404-261-1441 |
| Website: | oglethorpe.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/oglethorpeuniversity |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/oglethorpeuniv |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 52 | $45,990 |
| General Biology | 41 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 20 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 17 | NA |
| Child Development & Psychology | 15 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 15 | NA |
| General English Literature | 14 | NA |
| General Engineering | 10 | NA |
| Biopsychology | 9 | NA |
| Accounting | 9 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 390 students took at least one online class at Oglethorpe University. This is a decrease from the 1,452 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 390 | 12 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,452 | 1,452 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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