Oberlin College Campus Life

Demographic Breakdown

% of undergrads on campus: 82%
% of undergrads owning a car?: 20%
% of males in fraternities: 0%
% of females in sororities: 0%
% of students on-campus (weekends): 99%
On-campus housing availibility: Yes
Housing assistance programs?: 82%
Housing available for all students?: Yes
Off-campus assistance?: Yes

Housing Stats

Types of available housing: coed dorms (77%), women's dorms (1%), apartment for single students (2%), special housing for disabled students, cooperative housing (7%), other housing options (13%)
% college-owned singles: 20%
% college-owned doubles: 56%
% college-owned triples: 8%
% college-owned apartments: 16%
% college-owned other: N/A
Number of college-owned residences: 60
% of rooms with sprinkler systems: N/A
% of rooms with fire alarms: N/A
% of rooms with high-speed internet: 100%

Campus Geography

Campus size:440 acres
Nearest airport location (miles): Cleveland International Airport (20), Akron (60)
Nearest train station (miles): Elyria (15)
Nearest bus station (miles): Elyria (15)
Public transport on campus?: Yes
Cars allowed on campus?: Yes

Employment

School employment opportunities?: Yes
Average undergraduate earnings ($$): 1,800
Freshmen not encouraged to work?: No
% undergraduates employed: 45%

ROTC/Alcohol Policy

Army ROTC presence?: Not offered
Navy ROTC presence?: Not offered
Airforce ROTC presence?: Not offered
Alcohol permitted (wet campus)?: Yes
Other campus rules: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Well-known campus events Art Rental Program; Convocation Speaker Series; Fall Forward and Spring Back dance concerts; concerts featuring the Oberlin Orchestra and Oberlin Chamber Orchestra; Artist Recital Series; Colors of rhythms; Friday Night Organ Pump; Oberlin Jazz Ensemble concerts; Musical Union; Opera Theater; Transgender Awareness Week; Dance Diaspora's Annual Spring Performance; Spring Folk Fest; Hip Hop Conference; Asian American Pacific Students' Conference