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Oglethorpe University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. Oglethorpe is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

76 Undergraduate Degrees
$32,239 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
71% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Oglethorpe University?

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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

How Do I Get Into Oglethorpe?

You can apply to Oglethorpe online at: https://apply.oglethorpe.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Oglethorpe

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 5
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Oglethorpe?

71% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
19% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 71%, Oglethorpe may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Average Test Scores

About 19% 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 650. Math scores were between 525 and 655.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Oglethorpe University  ( 540 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Oglethorpe University  ( 525 to 655 )
200
800
Oglethorpe received ACT scores from 11% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 30. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Oglethorpe University  ( 20 to 30 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Oglethorpe University  ( 22 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Oglethorpe University?

$32,239 Net Price
83% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Oglethorpe is $32,239. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

Oglethorpe University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,375 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,446 undergraduate students at Oglethorpe, with 1,375 being full-time and 71 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,375 full-time undergraduates at Oglethorpe, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oglethorpe University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 57
Black or African American 311
Hispanic or Latino 269
White 515
International Students 139
Other Races/Ethnicities 84

Geographic Diversity

Georgia students aren't the only ones who study at Oglethorpe University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Oglethorpe. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Venezuela, Honduras, and France.

Online Learning at Oglethorpe University

1,395 Took All Classes Online
1,491 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 1,491 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Oglethorpe has changed over the last few years.

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Oglethorpe University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 50 50
General Economics 11 11
Accounting 9 9
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 3 3
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 3 3
TOTAL 76 76

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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